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26201

ZIP 26201 is Buckhannon, West Virginia, mostly in Upshur County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Upshur +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
18,689
Coordinates
39.0019, -80.1974
☼ Live from 26201 — Buckhannon, WV

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Where 26201 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26201
  • 🔢 Type 26201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,201 = 7 × 19 × 197. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011001011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26187 (Williamstown, WV, 71 mi away) and 26202 (Fenwick, WV, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26201 becomes 10262, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01226, 01262, 02126, 12062, 12206, 12260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62201 in East Saint Louis, IL, 536 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯981 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26201 and you would come out at 39.00°S, 99.80°E — 1,024 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 175.8 square miles of land, 26201 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 133 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,689This ZIP18,689
Households7,646This ZIP7,646
Housing units8,720This ZIP8,720
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$53,832This ZIP$53,832West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$174,100This ZIP$174,100West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$878This ZIP$878West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%This ZIP19.9%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density106.3 / sq miThis ZIP106.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments474This ZIP474
Employees6,153This ZIP6,153
Annual payroll$306,756,000This ZIP$306,756,000
Tax returns filed7,910This ZIP7,910
Total adjusted gross income$482,875,000This ZIP$482,875,000

Land area

Land area175.82 sq miThis ZIP175.82 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 26201 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Upshur County 88.0%
Barbour County 8.3%
Lewis County 3.7%

Other place names in 26201

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

ZIP codes near 26201

ZIPCityDistance
26229 Lorentz, WV 5.7 mi
26238 Volga, WV 7.2 mi
26219 Frenchton, WV 7.3 mi
26210 Adrian, WV 8.1 mi
26267 Ellamore, WV 8.2 mi
26372 Horner, WV 8.5 mi
26237 Tallmansville, WV 10.9 mi
26257 Coalton, WV 11.4 mi
26218 French Creek, WV 11.5 mi
26250 Belington, WV 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26201?

26201 is in Buckhannon, West Virginia, in Upshur County. Its published point location is 39.0019, -80.1974.

What county is 26201 in?

26201 spans 3 counties: Upshur County, Barbour County and Lewis County. Most of it falls in Upshur 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 26201?

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

What time zone is 26201 in?

26201 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26201?

About 18,689 people live in ZIP code 26201, in 7,646 households, at 106.3 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 26201?

$53,832 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26201?

The closest are 26229 (5.7 mi), 26238 (7.2 mi), 26219 (7.3 mi), 26210 (8.1 mi) and 26267 (8.2 mi).

Is 26201 a PO Box ZIP code?

26201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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