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26074

ZIP 26074 is West Liberty, West Virginia, in Ohio County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ohio
Metro area
Wheeling, WV-OH
Population
1,391
Coordinates
40.1666, -80.5953
☼ Live from 26074 — West Liberty, WV

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Where 26074 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26074
  • 🔢 Type 26074 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLOgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,074 = 2 × 13037. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010111011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26070 (Wellsburg, WV, 6 mi away) and 26075 (Windsor Heights, WV, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26074 becomes 47062, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02467, 02476, 02647, 02746, 02764, 04267, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76402 in Stephenville, TX, 1,123 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% 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 26074 and you would come out at 40.17°S, 99.40°E — 1,078 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 0.975 square miles of land, 26074 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 472 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,391This ZIP1,391
Households182This ZIP182
Housing units223This ZIP223
Median age20.8This ZIP20.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$50,000This ZIP$50,000West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$164,800This ZIP$164,800West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$893This ZIP$893West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.6%This ZIP52.6%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density1,426.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,426.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees90This ZIP90
Annual payroll$1,996,000This ZIP$1,996,000
Tax returns filed110This ZIP110
Total adjusted gross income$5,645,000This ZIP$5,645,000

Land area

Land area0.98 sq miThis ZIP0.98 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 26074

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ZIP codes near 26074

ZIPCityDistance
26032 Bethany, WV 2.5 mi
26075 Windsor Heights, WV 3.5 mi
26058 Short Creek, WV 3.8 mi
26060 Valley Grove, WV 5.0 mi
26030 Beech Bottom, WV 5.1 mi
43963 Tiltonsville, OH 5.4 mi
43971 Yorkville, OH 6.3 mi
26070 Wellsburg, WV 6.5 mi
15376 West Alexander, PA 7.3 mi
26003 Wheeling, WV 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26074?

26074 is in West Liberty, West Virginia, in Ohio County, part of the Wheeling, WV-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1666, -80.5953.

What county is 26074 in?

26074 lies in Ohio County.

What area code is 26074?

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

What time zone is 26074 in?

26074 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26074?

About 1,391 people live in ZIP code 26074, in 182 households, at 1,426.7 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 26074?

$50,000 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26074?

The closest are 26032 (2.5 mi), 26075 (3.5 mi), 26058 (3.8 mi), 26060 (5 mi) and 26030 (5.1 mi).

Is 26074 a PO Box ZIP code?

26074 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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