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26101

ZIP 26101 is in Parkersburg, West Virginia, in Wood County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time. Parkersburg has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 26102, 26103, 26104 and 26106.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wood
Population
28,005
Coordinates
39.2258, -81.5843
☼ Live from 26101 — Parkersburg, WV

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Where 26101 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26101
  • 🔢 Type 26101 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOIgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,101 = 43 × 607. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010111110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26075 (Windsor Heights, WV, 83 mi away) and 26102 (Parkersburg, WV, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26101 becomes 10162 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 418 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01612, 02116, 06112, 10126, 10162, 10261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02116 in Boston, MA, 590 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯905 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26101 and you would come out at 39.23°S, 98.42°E — 1,099 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 30.8 square miles of land, 26101 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,005This ZIP28,005
Households12,036This ZIP12,036
Housing units13,872This ZIP13,872
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$48,710This ZIP$48,710West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$117,500This ZIP$117,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$794This ZIP$794West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density909.3 / sq miThis ZIP909.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments917This ZIP917
Employees15,768This ZIP15,768
Annual payroll$709,381,000This ZIP$709,381,000
Tax returns filed11,810This ZIP11,810
Total adjusted gross income$589,341,000This ZIP$589,341,000

Land area

Land area30.80 sq miThis ZIP30.80 sq mi
Water area1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi

Other place names in 26101

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ZIP codes near 26101

ZIPCityDistance
26103 Parkersburg, WV 2.5 mi
26181 Washington, WV 4.4 mi
26102 Parkersburg, WV 4.7 mi
26106 Parkersburg, WV 4.7 mi
26120 Mineral Wells, WV 4.7 mi
26121 Mineral Wells, WV 4.7 mi
45714 Belpre, OH 6.5 mi
26104 Parkersburg, WV 6.8 mi
26150 Mineral Wells, WV 6.8 mi
26142 Davisville, WV 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26101?

26101 is in Parkersburg, West Virginia, in Wood County, part of the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2258, -81.5843.

What county is 26101 in?

26101 lies in Wood County.

What area code is 26101?

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

What time zone is 26101 in?

26101 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26101?

About 28,005 people live in ZIP code 26101, in 12,036 households, at 909.3 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 26101?

$48,710 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26101?

The closest are 26103 (2.5 mi), 26181 (4.4 mi), 26102 (4.7 mi), 26106 (4.7 mi) and 26120 (4.7 mi).

Is 26101 a PO Box ZIP code?

26101 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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