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26062

ZIP 26062 is Weirton, West Virginia, mostly in Hancock County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hancock +1 more
Population
20,578
Coordinates
40.4214, -80.5577
☼ Live from 26062 — Weirton, WV

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Where 26062 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26062
  • 🔢 Type 26062 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgOgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆26062 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,062 = 2 × 83 × 157. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010111001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26060 (Valley Grove, WV, 22 mi away) and 26070 (Wellsburg, WV, 11 mi away).
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02266, 02662, 06226, 06262, 20266, 20626, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66220 in Lenexa, KS, 764 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯951 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26062 and you would come out at 40.42°S, 99.44°E — 1,084 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 27.7 square miles of land, 26062 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,578This ZIP20,578
Households9,545This ZIP9,545
Housing units10,347This ZIP10,347
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$60,702This ZIP$60,702West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$134,700This ZIP$134,700West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$743This ZIP$743West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density742.3 / sq miThis ZIP742.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments467This ZIP467
Employees7,557This ZIP7,557
Annual payroll$331,748,000This ZIP$331,748,000
Tax returns filed10,070This ZIP10,070
Total adjusted gross income$647,834,000This ZIP$647,834,000

Land area

Land area27.72 sq miThis ZIP27.72 sq mi
Water area1.21 sq miThis ZIP1.21 sq mi

Counties 26062 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hancock County 76.7%
Brooke County 23.3%

Other place names in 26062

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

ZIP codes near 26062

ZIPCityDistance
26035 Colliers, WV 5.3 mi
43952 Steubenville, OH 5.7 mi
26037 Follansbee, WV 6.1 mi
15021 Burgettstown, PA 6.5 mi
26056 New Manchester, WV 6.6 mi
43964 Toronto, OH 6.9 mi
43926 Empire, OH 6.9 mi
26047 New Cumberland, WV 7.8 mi
43961 Stratton, OH 8.0 mi
43953 Steubenville, OH 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26062?

26062 is in Weirton, West Virginia, in Hancock County, part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4214, -80.5577.

What county is 26062 in?

26062 spans 2 counties: Hancock County and Brooke County. Most of it falls in Hancock 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 26062?

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

What time zone is 26062 in?

26062 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26062?

About 20,578 people live in ZIP code 26062, in 9,545 households, at 742.3 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 26062?

$60,702 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26062?

The closest are 26035 (5.3 mi), 43952 (5.7 mi), 26037 (6.1 mi), 15021 (6.5 mi) and 26056 (6.6 mi).

Is 26062 a PO Box ZIP code?

26062 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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