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26160

ZIP 26160 is Palestine, West Virginia, in Wirt County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wirt
Population
1,163
Coordinates
38.9812, -81.4121
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Where 26160 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26160
  • 🔢 Type 26160 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgIgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,160 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 109. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011000110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26159 (Paden City, WV, 50 mi away) and 26161 (Petroleum, WV, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26160 becomes 06162, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01266, 02661, 06126, 06612, 12066, 16260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66021 in Edgerton, KS, 731 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯917 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26160 and you would come out at 38.98°S, 98.59°E — 1,084 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 68.4 square miles of land, 26160 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,163This ZIP1,163
Households469This ZIP469
Housing units592This ZIP592
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$48,992This ZIP$48,992West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$181,100This ZIP$181,100West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density17.0 / sq miThis ZIP17.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees7This ZIP7
Annual payroll$767,000This ZIP$767,000
Tax returns filed360This ZIP360
Total adjusted gross income$17,245,000This ZIP$17,245,000

Land area

Land area68.42 sq miThis ZIP68.42 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi

ZIP codes near 26160

ZIPCityDistance
26143 Elizabeth, WV 5.6 mi
25270 Reedy, WV 7.6 mi
26141 Creston, WV 9.5 mi
25252 Le Roy, WV 9.7 mi
26169 Rockport, WV 10.6 mi
25275 Sandyville, WV 11.7 mi
26150 Mineral Wells, WV 12.5 mi
26152 Munday, WV 12.6 mi
26148 Macfarlan, WV 13.4 mi
26151 Mount Zion, WV 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26160?

26160 is in Palestine, West Virginia, in Wirt County, part of the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9812, -81.4121.

What county is 26160 in?

26160 lies in Wirt County.

What area code is 26160?

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

What time zone is 26160 in?

26160 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26160?

About 1,163 people live in ZIP code 26160, in 469 households, at 17.0 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 26160?

$48,992 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26160?

The closest are 26143 (5.6 mi), 25270 (7.6 mi), 26141 (9.5 mi), 25252 (9.7 mi) and 26169 (10.6 mi).

Is 26160 a PO Box ZIP code?

26160 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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