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26039

ZIP 26039 is Glen Easton, 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
493
Coordinates
39.7994, -80.6741
☼ Live from 26039 — Glen Easton, WV

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Where 26039 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26039
  • 🔢 Type 26039 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEOgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,039 = 13 × 2003. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010110110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26038 (Glen Dale, WV, 12 mi away) and 26040 (Mcmechen, WV, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26039 becomes 93062 — and that is a real ZIP code: Simi Valley, CA, 2,120 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02639, 03269, 06239, 09263, 20639, 20693, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96203 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,813 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯949 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26039 and you would come out at 39.80°S, 99.33°E — 1,070 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 35.9 square miles of land, 26039 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population493This ZIP493
Households184This ZIP184
Housing units255This ZIP255
Median age61.8This ZIP61.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$57,800This ZIP$57,800West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$191,700This ZIP$191,700West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,036This ZIP$1,036West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%This ZIP27.6%
Population density13.7 / sq miThis ZIP13.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$46,919,000This ZIP$46,919,000

Land area

Land area35.94 sq miThis ZIP35.94 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

ZIP codes near 26039

ZIPCityDistance
26033 Cameron, WV 5.4 mi
26055 Proctor, WV 6.2 mi
26041 Moundsville, WV 6.3 mi
15310 Aleppo, PA 10.3 mi
26581 Littleton, WV 10.4 mi
43942 Powhatan Point, OH 10.5 mi
26038 Glen Dale, WV 11.7 mi
15380 Wind Ridge, PA 12.3 mi
43947 Shadyside, OH 12.4 mi
26155 New Martinsville, WV 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26039?

26039 is in Glen Easton, West Virginia, in Marshall County, part of the Wheeling, WV-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7994, -80.6741.

What county is 26039 in?

26039 lies in Marshall County.

What area code is 26039?

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

What time zone is 26039 in?

26039 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26039?

About 493 people live in ZIP code 26039, in 184 households, at 13.7 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 26039?

$57,800 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26039?

The closest are 26033 (5.4 mi), 26055 (6.2 mi), 26041 (6.3 mi), 15310 (10.3 mi) and 26581 (10.4 mi).

Is 26039 a PO Box ZIP code?

26039 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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