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26170

ZIP 26170 is Saint Marys, West Virginia, mostly in Pleasants County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pleasants +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
5,701
Coordinates
39.3620, -81.1780
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Where 26170 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26170
  • 🔢 Type 26170 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLIgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,170 = 2 × 5 × 2617. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011000111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26169 (Rockport, WV, 29 mi away) and 26175 (Sistersville, WV, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26170 becomes 07162, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01267, 02176, 02671, 02761, 06127, 06712, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76102 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,009 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯926 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26170 and you would come out at 39.36°S, 98.82°E — 1,082 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 108.4 square miles of land, 26170 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,701This ZIP5,701
Households2,091This ZIP2,091
Housing units2,552This ZIP2,552
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$68,125This ZIP$68,125West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$151,800This ZIP$151,800West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$770This ZIP$770West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density52.6 / sq miThis ZIP52.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments104This ZIP104
Employees1,113This ZIP1,113
Annual payroll$40,199,000This ZIP$40,199,000
Tax returns filed2,450This ZIP2,450
Total adjusted gross income$168,384,000This ZIP$168,384,000

Land area

Land area108.44 sq miThis ZIP108.44 sq mi
Water area3.76 sq miThis ZIP3.76 sq mi

Counties 26170 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pleasants County 96.3%
Ritchie County 3.6%
Tyler County 0.1%

Other place names in 26170

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ZIP codes near 26170

ZIPCityDistance
26134 Belmont, WV 5.3 mi
45768 Newport, OH 5.6 mi
45773 Reno, OH 7.2 mi
26346 Ellenboro, WV 8.0 mi
26337 Cairo, WV 9.2 mi
26146 Friendly, WV 10.0 mi
26184 Waverly, WV 10.4 mi
45767 New Matamoras, OH 12.8 mi
45789 Wingett Run, OH 13.7 mi
26415 Pennsboro, WV 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26170?

26170 is in Saint Marys, West Virginia, in Pleasants County. Its published point location is 39.3620, -81.1780.

What county is 26170 in?

26170 spans 3 counties: Pleasants County, Ritchie County and Tyler County. Most of it falls in Pleasants 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 26170?

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

What time zone is 26170 in?

26170 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26170?

About 5,701 people live in ZIP code 26170, in 2,091 households, at 52.6 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 26170?

$68,125 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26170?

The closest are 26134 (5.3 mi), 45768 (5.6 mi), 45773 (7.2 mi), 26346 (8 mi) and 26337 (9.2 mi).

Is 26170 a PO Box ZIP code?

26170 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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