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26038

ZIP 26038 is Glen Dale, 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
2,752
Coordinates
39.9646, -80.7241
☼ Live from 26038 — Glen Dale, WV

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Where 26038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26038
  • 🔢 Type 26038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,038 = 2 × 47 × 277. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010110110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26037 (Follansbee, WV, 27 mi away) and 26039 (Glen Easton, WV, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26038 becomes 83062, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02368, 02638, 02836, 02863, 03268, 03826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83602 in Banks, ID, 1,826 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯945 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26038 and you would come out at 39.96°S, 99.28°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 20m.
  • 📏 At 6.1 square miles of land, 26038 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,752This ZIP2,752
Households1,226This ZIP1,226
Housing units1,277This ZIP1,277
Median age53.9This ZIP53.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$76,875This ZIP$76,875West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$207,500This ZIP$207,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$839This ZIP$839West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%This ZIP39.3%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density450.9 / sq miThis ZIP450.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees1,523This ZIP1,523
Annual payroll$86,161,000This ZIP$86,161,000
Tax returns filed1,380This ZIP1,380
Total adjusted gross income$120,409,000This ZIP$120,409,000

Land area

Land area6.10 sq miThis ZIP6.10 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Other place names in 26038

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ZIP codes near 26038

ZIPCityDistance
26040 Mcmechen, WV 1.4 mi
26031 Benwood, WV 2.6 mi
43947 Shadyside, OH 3.6 mi
26041 Moundsville, WV 5.4 mi
43906 Bellaire, OH 5.5 mi
43940 Neffs, OH 7.0 mi
26003 Wheeling, WV 8.2 mi
43934 Lansing, OH 8.5 mi
43909 Blaine, OH 8.6 mi
26059 Triadelphia, WV 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26038?

26038 is in Glen Dale, West Virginia, in Marshall County, part of the Wheeling, WV-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9646, -80.7241.

What county is 26038 in?

26038 lies in Marshall County.

What area code is 26038?

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

What time zone is 26038 in?

26038 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26038?

About 2,752 people live in ZIP code 26038, in 1,226 households, at 450.9 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 26038?

$76,875 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26038?

The closest are 26040 (1.4 mi), 26031 (2.6 mi), 43947 (3.6 mi), 26041 (5.4 mi) and 43906 (5.5 mi).

Is 26038 a PO Box ZIP code?

26038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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