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26050

ZIP 26050 is Newell, West Virginia, in Hancock County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hancock
Population
1,357
Coordinates
40.6083, -80.6208
☼ Live from 26050 — Newell, WV

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Where 26050 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26050
  • 🔢 Type 26050 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSOgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,050 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 521. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010111000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26047 (New Cumberland, WV, 6 mi away) and 26055 (Proctor, WV, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26050 becomes 05062 — and that is a real ZIP code: Reading, VT, 458 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00652, 02056, 02065, 02650, 05062, 05260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00652 in Garrochales, PR, 1,743 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯947 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26050 and you would come out at 40.61°S, 99.38°E — 1,093 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 2.4 square miles of land, 26050 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,357This ZIP1,357
Households607This ZIP607
Housing units645This ZIP645
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$50,139This ZIP$50,139West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$83,900This ZIP$83,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$915This ZIP$915West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%This ZIP19.0%
Mean commute34.6 minThis ZIP34.6 min
Population density570.9 / sq miThis ZIP570.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees1,391This ZIP1,391
Annual payroll$86,679,000This ZIP$86,679,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$25,722,000This ZIP$25,722,000

Land area

Land area2.38 sq miThis ZIP2.38 sq mi
Water area1.96 sq miThis ZIP1.96 sq mi

Other place names in 26050

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

ZIP codes near 26050

ZIPCityDistance
26034 Chester, WV 3.7 mi
43968 Wellsville, OH 3.7 mi
43920 East Liverpool, OH 5.0 mi
26047 New Cumberland, WV 5.6 mi
43961 Stratton, OH 5.9 mi
26056 New Manchester, WV 6.8 mi
43926 Empire, OH 6.9 mi
15059 Midland, PA 7.4 mi
15043 Georgetown, PA 8.0 mi
43930 Hammondsville, OH 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26050?

26050 is in Newell, West Virginia, in Hancock County, part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6083, -80.6208.

What county is 26050 in?

26050 lies in Hancock County.

What area code is 26050?

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

What time zone is 26050 in?

26050 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26050?

About 1,357 people live in ZIP code 26050, in 607 households, at 570.9 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 26050?

$50,139 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26050?

The closest are 26034 (3.7 mi), 43968 (3.7 mi), 43920 (5 mi), 26047 (5.6 mi) and 43961 (5.9 mi).

Is 26050 a PO Box ZIP code?

26050 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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