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26142

ZIP 26142 is Davisville, West Virginia, in Wood County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wood
Population
2,262
Coordinates
39.2150, -81.4546
☼ Live from 26142 — Davisville, WV

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Where 26142 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26142
  • 🔢 Type 26142 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhIgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,142 = 2 × 3 × 4357. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011000011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26141 (Creston, WV, 22 mi away) and 26143 (Elizabeth, WV, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26142 becomes 24162 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shawsville, VA, 158 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12246, 14226, 14622, 16224, 16242, 16422, …). The farthest-flung twin is 61242 in Cordova, IL, 495 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯912 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26142 and you would come out at 39.21°S, 98.55°E — 1,092 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 10.6 square miles of land, 26142 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,262This ZIP2,262
Households878This ZIP878
Housing units972This ZIP972
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$62,941This ZIP$62,941West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$113,200This ZIP$113,200West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,036This ZIP$1,036West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density213.6 / sq miThis ZIP213.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees245This ZIP245
Annual payroll$21,471,000This ZIP$21,471,000
Tax returns filed1,120This ZIP1,120
Total adjusted gross income$66,409,000This ZIP$66,409,000

Land area

Land area10.59 sq miThis ZIP10.59 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 26142

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ZIP codes near 26142

ZIPCityDistance
26102 Parkersburg, WV 2.3 mi
26106 Parkersburg, WV 2.3 mi
26120 Mineral Wells, WV 2.3 mi
26121 Mineral Wells, WV 2.3 mi
26104 Parkersburg, WV 4.5 mi
26103 Parkersburg, WV 4.8 mi
26180 Walker, WV 4.9 mi
26101 Parkersburg, WV 7.0 mi
26150 Mineral Wells, WV 7.0 mi
26184 Waverly, WV 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26142?

26142 is in Davisville, West Virginia, in Wood County, part of the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2150, -81.4546.

What county is 26142 in?

26142 lies in Wood County.

What area code is 26142?

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

What time zone is 26142 in?

26142 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26142?

About 2,262 people live in ZIP code 26142, in 878 households, at 213.6 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 26142?

$62,941 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26142?

The closest are 26102 (2.3 mi), 26106 (2.3 mi), 26120 (2.3 mi), 26121 (2.3 mi) and 26104 (4.5 mi).

Is 26142 a PO Box ZIP code?

26142 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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