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Where 24826 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 24826 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZBhZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 24,826 = 2 × 12413. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110000011111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 24823 (Coal Mountain, WV, 27 mi away) and 24827 (Cyclone, WV, 33 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 24826 becomes 62842 — and that is a real ZIP code: Geff, IL, 378 miles away.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22846, 24628, 24862, 28246, 28462, 28624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84622 in Centerfield, UT, 1,637 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
- 🎯931 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 24826 and you would come out at 37.29°S, 98.38°E — 1,058 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 35m.
- 📏 At 4.9 square miles of land, 24826 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.7 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 87This ZIP87 |
|---|---|
| Households | 82This ZIP82 |
| Housing units | 95This ZIP95 |
| Median age | 32.7This ZIP32.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 17.8 / sq miThis ZIP17.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 4.90 sq miThis ZIP4.90 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 24826
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 24826
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
24866 | Newhall, WV | 3.8 mi |
24884 | Squire, WV | 4.2 mi |
24892 | War, WV | 4.3 mi |
24830 | Elbert, WV | 4.5 mi |
24894 | Warriormine, WV | 4.9 mi |
24815 | Berwind, WV | 5.1 mi |
24829 | Eckman, WV | 5.9 mi |
24895 | Wilcoe, WV | 6.2 mi |
24871 | Pageton, WV | 6.8 mi |
24813 | Bartley, WV | 6.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 24826?
24826 is in Cucumber, West Virginia, in McDowell County. Its published point location is 37.2933, -81.6236.
What county is 24826 in?
24826 lies in McDowell County.
What area code is 24826?
Cucumber uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 24826 in?
24826 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 24826?
About 87 people live in ZIP code 24826, in 82 households, at 17.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 24826?
The closest are 24866 (3.8 mi), 24884 (4.2 mi), 24892 (4.3 mi), 24830 (4.5 mi) and 24894 (4.9 mi).
Is 24826 a PO Box ZIP code?
24826 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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