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26055

ZIP 26055 is Proctor, West Virginia, mostly in Marshall County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Marshall +1 more
Metro area
Wheeling, WV-OH
Population
1,139
Coordinates
39.7623, -80.7798
☼ Live from 26055 — Proctor, WV

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Where 26055 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 26055
  • 🔢 Type 26055 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSOgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,055 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 193. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010111000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26050 (Newell, WV, 59 mi away) and 26056 (New Manchester, WV, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26055 becomes 55062, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02556, 02655, 05652, 06255, 06525, 20565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56520 in Breckenridge, MN, 911 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯943 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26055 and you would come out at 39.76°S, 99.22°E — 1,074 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 73.7 square miles of land, 26055 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,139This ZIP1,139
Households547This ZIP547
Housing units790This ZIP790
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$49,821This ZIP$49,821West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median gross rent$754This ZIP$754West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.0%This ZIP5.0%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density15.4 / sq miThis ZIP15.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees807This ZIP807
Annual payroll$63,802,000This ZIP$63,802,000
Tax returns filed730This ZIP730
Total adjusted gross income$102,614,000This ZIP$102,614,000

Land area

Land area73.75 sq miThis ZIP73.75 sq mi
Water area2.11 sq miThis ZIP2.11 sq mi

Counties 26055 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Marshall County 72.3%
Wetzel County 27.7%

ZIP codes near 26055

ZIPCityDistance
26039 Glen Easton, WV 6.2 mi
43931 Hannibal, OH 7.9 mi
43942 Powhatan Point, OH 7.9 mi
43915 Clarington, OH 8.1 mi
26155 New Martinsville, WV 9.2 mi
43914 Cameron, OH 9.2 mi
26041 Moundsville, WV 9.5 mi
26033 Cameron, WV 11.6 mi
43902 Alledonia, OH 12.4 mi
26581 Littleton, WV 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26055?

26055 is in Proctor, West Virginia, in Marshall County, part of the Wheeling, WV-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7623, -80.7798.

What county is 26055 in?

26055 spans 2 counties: Marshall County and Wetzel County. Most of it falls in Marshall County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 26055?

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

What time zone is 26055 in?

26055 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26055?

About 1,139 people live in ZIP code 26055, in 547 households, at 15.4 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 26055?

$49,821 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26055?

The closest are 26039 (6.2 mi), 43931 (7.9 mi), 43942 (7.9 mi), 43915 (8.1 mi) and 26155 (9.2 mi).

Is 26055 a PO Box ZIP code?

26055 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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