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26143

ZIP 26143 is Elizabeth, West Virginia, mostly in Wirt County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wirt +3 more
Population
3,363
Coordinates
39.0564, -81.3727
☼ Live from 26143 — Elizabeth, WV

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Where 26143 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26143
  • 🔢 Type 26143 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhIgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,143 = 13 × 2011. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011000011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26142 (Davisville, WV, 12 mi away) and 26146 (Friendly, WV, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26143 becomes 34162, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12436, 12463, 13426, 13624, 13642, 14263, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34216 in Anna Maria, FL, 800 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯918 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26143 and you would come out at 39.06°S, 98.63°E — 1,084 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 134.2 square miles of land, 26143 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 102 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,363This ZIP3,363
Households1,364This ZIP1,364
Housing units1,844This ZIP1,844
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$55,402This ZIP$55,402West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$95,100This ZIP$95,100West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$573This ZIP$573West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density25.1 / sq miThis ZIP25.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees456This ZIP456
Annual payroll$17,045,000This ZIP$17,045,000
Tax returns filed1,760This ZIP1,760
Total adjusted gross income$96,845,000This ZIP$96,845,000

Land area

Land area134.23 sq miThis ZIP134.23 sq mi
Water area0.82 sq miThis ZIP0.82 sq mi

Counties 26143 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wirt County 85.2%
Wood County 7.0%
Ritchie County 5.1%
Jackson County 2.7%

Other place names in 26143

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ZIP codes near 26143

ZIPCityDistance
26160 Palestine, WV 5.6 mi
26180 Walker, WV 9.6 mi
26161 Petroleum, WV 9.9 mi
26148 Macfarlan, WV 10.2 mi
26150 Mineral Wells, WV 10.3 mi
26169 Rockport, WV 10.7 mi
26141 Creston, WV 10.9 mi
26152 Munday, WV 11.8 mi
26142 Davisville, WV 11.8 mi
26138 Brohard, WV 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26143?

26143 is in Elizabeth, West Virginia, in Wirt County, part of the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0564, -81.3727.

What county is 26143 in?

26143 spans 4 counties: Wirt County, Wood County, Ritchie County and Jackson County. Most of it falls in Wirt 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 26143?

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

What time zone is 26143 in?

26143 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26143?

About 3,363 people live in ZIP code 26143, in 1,364 households, at 25.1 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 26143?

$55,402 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26143?

The closest are 26160 (5.6 mi), 26180 (9.6 mi), 26161 (9.9 mi), 26148 (10.2 mi) and 26150 (10.3 mi).

Is 26143 a PO Box ZIP code?

26143 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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