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Shanks ZIP code, West Virginia

The ZIP code for Shanks, WV is 26761, and its area codes are 304 and 681.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
425
Area codes
304, 681

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Shanks itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Augusta (5.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Shanks in numbers

About 425 people live in Shanks, in 305 households. The median household income is $25,139 a year, 58% below the West Virginia median of $59,608 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $79,400 (51% below the West Virginia median).

Population425Shanks425
Households305Shanks305
Median household income$25,139Shanks$25,139West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$79,400Shanks$79,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Shanks. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Shanks

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Shanks
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
26761 Shanks , WV Standard 425 $25,139 $79,400

Map of Shanks ZIP codes

26761

The ZIP codes of Shanks, WV, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Shanks

The nearest larger towns are Romney (1,922 people, 6.0 mi), Springfield (502 people, 12 mi) and Capon Bridge (497 people, 14 mi).

Towns near Shanks
TownPopulationDistance
Keyser 4,857 19.2 mi
Shawneeland, VA 2,754 19.4 mi
Moorefield 2,525 20.1 mi
Cresaptown, MD 5,121 23.5 mi
Strasburg, VA 7,214 26.2 mi
Cumberland, MD 18,804 26.5 mi
La Vale, MD 4,196 28.5 mi
Winchester, VA 27,913 28.6 mi
Frostburg, MD 6,977 29.0 mi
Woodstock, VA 5,871 29.2 mi

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