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26181

ZIP 26181 is Washington, West Virginia, in Wood County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wood
Population
6,167
Coordinates
39.2093, -81.6645
☼ Live from 26181 — Washington, WV

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Where 26181 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26181
  • 🔢 Type 26181 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBIgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,181 = 3 × 3 × 2909. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011001000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26180 (Walker, WV, 16 mi away) and 26184 (Waverly, WV, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26181 becomes 18162, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12168, 12186, 12816, 12861, 16218, 16821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81612 in Aspen, CO, 1,345 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯901 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26181 and you would come out at 39.21°S, 98.34°E — 1,102 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 38.9 square miles of land, 26181 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,167This ZIP6,167
Households2,537This ZIP2,537
Housing units2,749This ZIP2,749
Median age49.8This ZIP49.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$73,977This ZIP$73,977West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$197,700This ZIP$197,700West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$890This ZIP$890West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%This ZIP32.3%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density158.4 / sq miThis ZIP158.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees1,209This ZIP1,209
Annual payroll$104,103,000This ZIP$104,103,000
Tax returns filed2,830This ZIP2,830
Total adjusted gross income$203,157,000This ZIP$203,157,000

Land area

Land area38.93 sq miThis ZIP38.93 sq mi
Water area4.33 sq miThis ZIP4.33 sq mi

Other place names in 26181

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 26181

ZIPCityDistance
26101 Parkersburg, WV 4.4 mi
45739 Hockingport, OH 4.6 mi
45742 Little Hocking, OH 6.4 mi
26133 Belleville, WV 6.5 mi
26103 Parkersburg, WV 6.9 mi
45714 Belpre, OH 7.9 mi
45723 Coolville, OH 8.6 mi
26150 Mineral Wells, WV 8.6 mi
26102 Parkersburg, WV 8.9 mi
26106 Parkersburg, WV 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26181?

26181 is in Washington, West Virginia, in Wood County, part of the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2093, -81.6645.

What county is 26181 in?

26181 lies in Wood County.

What area code is 26181?

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

What time zone is 26181 in?

26181 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26181?

About 6,167 people live in ZIP code 26181, in 2,537 households, at 158.4 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 26181?

$73,977 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26181?

The closest are 26101 (4.4 mi), 45739 (4.6 mi), 45742 (6.4 mi), 26133 (6.5 mi) and 26103 (6.9 mi).

Is 26181 a PO Box ZIP code?

26181 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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