26162
ZIP 26162 is Porters Falls, West Virginia, in Wetzel County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Wetzel
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 39.5687, -80.7667
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Where 26162 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 26162 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgIgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ⇆26162 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
- ➕ As a number, 26,162 = 2 × 103 × 127. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110011000110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26161 (Petroleum, WV, 38 mi away) and 26164 (Ravenswood, WV, 63 mi away).
- 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16226, 16262, 16622, 21626, 21662, 26261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66221 in Overland Park, KS, 748 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
- 🎯946 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26162 and you would come out at 39.57°S, 99.23°E — 1,068 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
- 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 26162 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 571 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.18 sq miThis ZIP1.18 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 26162
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
26167 | Reader, WV | 3.4 mi |
26155 | New Martinsville, WV | 4.2 mi |
26419 | Pine Grove, WV | 7.3 mi |
26377 | Jacksonburg, WV | 8.1 mi |
43931 | Hannibal, OH | 9.1 mi |
26149 | Middlebourne, WV | 9.2 mi |
26159 | Paden City, WV | 9.2 mi |
26561 | Big Run, WV | 10.1 mi |
26175 | Sistersville, WV | 11.3 mi |
26320 | Alma, WV | 11.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 26162?
26162 is in Porters Falls, West Virginia, in Wetzel County. Its published point location is 39.5687, -80.7667.
What county is 26162 in?
26162 lies in Wetzel County.
What area code is 26162?
Porters Falls uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 26162 in?
26162 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 26162?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 26162. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 26162?
The closest are 26167 (3.4 mi), 26155 (4.2 mi), 26419 (7.3 mi), 26377 (8.1 mi) and 43931 (9.1 mi).
Is 26162 a PO Box ZIP code?
26162 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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