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26031

ZIP 26031 is Benwood, West Virginia, in Marshall County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Marshall
Metro area
Wheeling, WV-OH
Population
1,770
Coordinates
39.9991, -80.7060
☼ Live from 26031 — Benwood, WV

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Where 26031 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26031
  • 🔢 Type 26031 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEOgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,031 = 3 × 8677. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010110101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26030 (Beech Bottom, WV, 16 mi away) and 26032 (Bethany, WV, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26031 becomes 13062 — and that is a real ZIP code: Etna, NY, 282 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01236, 01263, 02136, 02163, 02361, 02631, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32610 in Gainesville, FL, 722 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯946 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26031 and you would come out at 40.00°S, 99.29°E — 1,078 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 26031 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,770This ZIP1,770
Households806This ZIP806
Housing units941This ZIP941
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$46,797This ZIP$46,797West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$78,300This ZIP$78,300West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$811This ZIP$811West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%This ZIP11.3%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density352.8 / sq miThis ZIP352.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees1,146This ZIP1,146
Annual payroll$78,373,000This ZIP$78,373,000
Tax returns filed840This ZIP840
Total adjusted gross income$41,864,000This ZIP$41,864,000

Land area

Land area5.02 sq miThis ZIP5.02 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Other place names in 26031

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 26031

ZIPCityDistance
26040 Mcmechen, WV 1.7 mi
26038 Glen Dale, WV 2.6 mi
43947 Shadyside, OH 5.5 mi
43906 Bellaire, OH 5.5 mi
26003 Wheeling, WV 5.7 mi
26059 Triadelphia, WV 6.7 mi
43940 Neffs, OH 6.7 mi
43934 Lansing, OH 7.1 mi
43909 Blaine, OH 7.5 mi
26041 Moundsville, WV 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26031?

26031 is in Benwood, West Virginia, in Marshall County, part of the Wheeling, WV-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9991, -80.7060.

What county is 26031 in?

26031 lies in Marshall County.

What area code is 26031?

Benwood uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 26031 in?

26031 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26031?

About 1,770 people live in ZIP code 26031, in 806 households, at 352.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 26031?

$46,797 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26031?

The closest are 26040 (1.7 mi), 26038 (2.6 mi), 43947 (5.5 mi), 43906 (5.5 mi) and 26003 (5.7 mi).

Is 26031 a PO Box ZIP code?

26031 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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