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26040

ZIP 26040 is Mcmechen, 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
1,899
Coordinates
39.9836, -80.7314
☼ Live from 26040 — Mcmechen, WV

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Where 26040 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26040
  • 🔢 Type 26040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 31. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010110111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26039 (Glen Easton, WV, 13 mi away) and 26041 (Moundsville, WV, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26040 becomes 04062 — and that is a real ZIP code: Windham, ME, 592 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00624, 02460, 04062, 04260, 06024, 06042, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00624 in Penuelas, PR, 1,731 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯944 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26040 and you would come out at 39.98°S, 99.27°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 0.752 square miles of land, 26040 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 364 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,899This ZIP1,899
Households762This ZIP762
Housing units946This ZIP946
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$39,444This ZIP$39,444West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$97,400This ZIP$97,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$595This ZIP$595West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%This ZIP12.1%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density2,525.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,525.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees107This ZIP107
Annual payroll$2,178,000This ZIP$2,178,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$37,486,000This ZIP$37,486,000

Land area

Land area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 26040

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

ZIP codes near 26040

ZIPCityDistance
26038 Glen Dale, WV 1.4 mi
26031 Benwood, WV 1.7 mi
43947 Shadyside, OH 3.7 mi
43906 Bellaire, OH 4.5 mi
43940 Neffs, OH 6.0 mi
26041 Moundsville, WV 6.8 mi
43934 Lansing, OH 7.2 mi
26003 Wheeling, WV 7.3 mi
43909 Blaine, OH 7.3 mi
43912 Bridgeport, OH 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26040?

26040 is in Mcmechen, West Virginia, in Marshall County, part of the Wheeling, WV-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9836, -80.7314.

What county is 26040 in?

26040 lies in Marshall County.

What area code is 26040?

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

What time zone is 26040 in?

26040 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26040?

About 1,899 people live in ZIP code 26040, in 762 households, at 2,525.3 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 26040?

$39,444 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26040?

The closest are 26038 (1.4 mi), 26031 (1.7 mi), 43947 (3.7 mi), 43906 (4.5 mi) and 43940 (6 mi).

Is 26040 a PO Box ZIP code?

26040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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