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26056

ZIP 26056 is New Manchester, West Virginia, in Hancock County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hancock
Population
233
Coordinates
40.5170, -80.5702
☼ Live from 26056 — New Manchester, WV

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Where 26056 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26056
  • 🔢 Type 26056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3257. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010111001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26055 (Proctor, WV, 53 mi away) and 26058 (Short Creek, WV, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26056 becomes 65062 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mount Sterling, MO, 607 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05662, 06256, 06265, 20566, 20656, 25606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66520 in Olsburg, KS, 852 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯950 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26056 and you would come out at 40.52°S, 99.43°E — 1,088 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 2.3 square miles of land, 26056 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population233This ZIP233
Households84This ZIP84
Housing units97This ZIP97
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$54,286This ZIP$54,286West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$85,100This ZIP$85,100West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher31.5%This ZIP31.5%
Population density103.5 / sq miThis ZIP103.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$1,559,000This ZIP$1,559,000

Land area

Land area2.25 sq miThis ZIP2.25 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 26056

ZIPCityDistance
26047 New Cumberland, WV 1.3 mi
43926 Empire, OH 2.8 mi
43961 Stratton, OH 3.2 mi
15043 Georgetown, PA 4.9 mi
43964 Toronto, OH 5.5 mi
26034 Chester, WV 5.7 mi
26062 Weirton, WV 6.6 mi
26050 Newell, WV 6.8 mi
15050 Hookstown, PA 7.3 mi
43952 Steubenville, OH 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26056?

26056 is in New Manchester, West Virginia, in Hancock County, part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5170, -80.5702.

What county is 26056 in?

26056 lies in Hancock County.

What area code is 26056?

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

What time zone is 26056 in?

26056 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26056?

About 233 people live in ZIP code 26056, in 84 households, at 103.5 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 26056?

$54,286 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26056?

The closest are 26047 (1.3 mi), 43926 (2.8 mi), 43961 (3.2 mi), 15043 (4.9 mi) and 43964 (5.5 mi).

Is 26056 a PO Box ZIP code?

26056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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