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26169

ZIP 26169 is Rockport, West Virginia, in Wood County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wood
Population
726
Coordinates
39.0722, -81.5716
☼ Live from 26169 — Rockport, WV

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Where 26169 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26169
  • 🔢 Type 26169 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgIgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,169 = 3 × 11 × 13 × 61. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011000111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26167 (Reader, WV, 55 mi away) and 26170 (Saint Marys, WV, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26169 becomes 96162 — and that is a real ZIP code: Truckee, CA, 2,051 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12966, 16629, 16692, 16926, 21669, 26619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96216 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,016 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯908 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26169 and you would come out at 39.07°S, 98.43°E — 1,094 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 26.0 square miles of land, 26169 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population726This ZIP726
Households303This ZIP303
Housing units336This ZIP336
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$57,813This ZIP$57,813West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$110,300This ZIP$110,300West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%This ZIP14.4%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density27.9 / sq miThis ZIP27.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees60This ZIP60
Annual payroll$3,841,000This ZIP$3,841,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$18,133,000This ZIP$18,133,000

Land area

Land area26.00 sq miThis ZIP26.00 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 26169

ZIPCityDistance
26150 Mineral Wells, WV 4.7 mi
26133 Belleville, WV 5.7 mi
26164 Ravenswood, WV 7.8 mi
25275 Sandyville, WV 10.4 mi
26160 Palestine, WV 10.6 mi
26101 Parkersburg, WV 10.6 mi
26181 Washington, WV 10.7 mi
26143 Elizabeth, WV 10.7 mi
26102 Parkersburg, WV 10.8 mi
26106 Parkersburg, WV 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26169?

26169 is in Rockport, West Virginia, in Wood County, part of the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0722, -81.5716.

What county is 26169 in?

26169 lies in Wood County.

What area code is 26169?

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

What time zone is 26169 in?

26169 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26169?

About 726 people live in ZIP code 26169, in 303 households, at 27.9 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 26169?

$57,813 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26169?

The closest are 26150 (4.7 mi), 26133 (5.7 mi), 26164 (7.8 mi), 25275 (10.4 mi) and 26160 (10.6 mi).

Is 26169 a PO Box ZIP code?

26169 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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