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26187

ZIP 26187 is Williamstown, West Virginia, in Wood County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wood
Population
6,060
Coordinates
39.3663, -81.4466
☼ Live from 26187 — Williamstown, WV

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Where 26187 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26187
  • 🔢 Type 26187 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBIgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,187 = 3 × 7 × 29 × 43. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011001001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26184 (Waverly, WV, 7 mi away) and 26201 (Buckhannon, WV, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26187 becomes 78162 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tuleta, TX, 1,194 miles away.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12768, 12786, 16728, 16827, 16872, 17268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82716 in Gillette, WY, 1,288 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯911 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26187 and you would come out at 39.37°S, 98.55°E — 1,096 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 21.5 square miles of land, 26187 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,060This ZIP6,060
Households2,694This ZIP2,694
Housing units2,991This ZIP2,991
Median age48.1This ZIP48.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$83,226This ZIP$83,226West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$198,300This ZIP$198,300West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$887This ZIP$887West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%This ZIP35.8%
Mean commute20.0 minThis ZIP20.0 min
Population density281.4 / sq miThis ZIP281.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments116This ZIP116
Employees1,413This ZIP1,413
Annual payroll$55,804,000This ZIP$55,804,000
Tax returns filed2,960This ZIP2,960
Total adjusted gross income$269,604,000This ZIP$269,604,000

Land area

Land area21.53 sq miThis ZIP21.53 sq mi
Water area2.99 sq miThis ZIP2.99 sq mi

Other place names in 26187

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ZIP codes near 26187

ZIPCityDistance
26105 Vienna, WV 4.4 mi
45750 Marietta, OH 4.5 mi
26104 Parkersburg, WV 6.3 mi
26184 Waverly, WV 7.0 mi
45729 Fleming, OH 9.2 mi
26134 Belmont, WV 9.3 mi
45714 Belpre, OH 9.6 mi
26103 Parkersburg, WV 10.3 mi
26142 Davisville, WV 10.5 mi
45788 Whipple, OH 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26187?

26187 is in Williamstown, West Virginia, in Wood County, part of the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3663, -81.4466.

What county is 26187 in?

26187 lies in Wood County.

What area code is 26187?

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

What time zone is 26187 in?

26187 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26187?

About 6,060 people live in ZIP code 26187, in 2,694 households, at 281.4 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 26187?

$83,226 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26187?

The closest are 26105 (4.4 mi), 45750 (4.5 mi), 26104 (6.3 mi), 26184 (7 mi) and 45729 (9.2 mi).

Is 26187 a PO Box ZIP code?

26187 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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