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26137

ZIP 26137 is Big Springs, West Virginia, mostly in Gilmer County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Gilmer +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
818
Coordinates
38.9956, -81.0494
☼ Live from 26137 — Big Springs, WV

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Where 26137 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26137
  • 🔢 Type 26137 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEIgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,137 = 59 × 443. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011000011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26136 (Big Bend, WV, 4 mi away) and 26138 (Brohard, WV, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26137 becomes 73162 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oklahoma City, OK, 941 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12736, 12763, 13627, 13672, 13762, 16327, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76123 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,015 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯936 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26137 and you would come out at 39.00°S, 98.95°E — 1,066 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 51.1 square miles of land, 26137 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population818This ZIP818
Households331This ZIP331
Housing units405This ZIP405
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$26,098This ZIP$26,098West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%This ZIP8.4%
Mean commute68.1 minThis ZIP68.1 min
Population density16.0 / sq miThis ZIP16.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees6This ZIP6
Annual payroll$243,000This ZIP$243,000
Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$13,853,000This ZIP$13,853,000

Land area

Land area51.10 sq miThis ZIP51.10 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 26137 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Gilmer County 44.1%
Calhoun County 34.4%
Ritchie County 21.4%

ZIP codes near 26137

ZIPCityDistance
26136 Big Bend, WV 4.4 mi
26178 Smithville, WV 4.8 mi
26138 Brohard, WV 5.7 mi
26147 Grantsville, WV 5.8 mi
26152 Munday, WV 7.0 mi
26148 Macfarlan, WV 8.4 mi
26151 Mount Zion, WV 10.0 mi
26327 Berea, WV 10.5 mi
26325 Auburn, WV 10.5 mi
26342 Coxs Mills, WV 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26137?

26137 is in Big Springs, West Virginia, in Gilmer County. Its published point location is 38.9956, -81.0494.

What county is 26137 in?

26137 spans 3 counties: Gilmer County, Calhoun County and Ritchie County. Most of it falls in Gilmer 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 26137?

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

What time zone is 26137 in?

26137 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26137?

About 818 people live in ZIP code 26137, in 331 households, at 16.0 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 26137?

$26,098 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26137?

The closest are 26136 (4.4 mi), 26178 (4.8 mi), 26138 (5.7 mi), 26147 (5.8 mi) and 26152 (7 mi).

Is 26137 a PO Box ZIP code?

26137 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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