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26205

ZIP 26205 is Craigsville, West Virginia, in Nicholas County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nicholas
Metro area
none
Population
2,957
Coordinates
38.3223, -80.6469
☼ Live from 26205 — Craigsville, WV

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Where 26205 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26205
  • 🔢 Type 26205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,205 = 3 × 5 × 1747. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011001011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26203 (Erbacon, WV, 16 mi away) and 26206 (Cowen, WV, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26205 becomes 50262 — and that is a real ZIP code: Van Wert, IA, 722 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02562, 02652, 05262, 20265, 20526, 20625, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56220 in Canby, MN, 920 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯966 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26205 and you would come out at 38.32°S, 99.35°E — 1,029 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 22.7 square miles of land, 26205 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,957This ZIP2,957
Households1,234This ZIP1,234
Housing units1,673This ZIP1,673
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$37,378This ZIP$37,378West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$81,000This ZIP$81,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$621This ZIP$621West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%This ZIP24.5%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density130.4 / sq miThis ZIP130.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments60This ZIP60
Employees801This ZIP801
Annual payroll$32,105,000This ZIP$32,105,000
Tax returns filed1,340This ZIP1,340
Total adjusted gross income$66,062,000This ZIP$66,062,000

Land area

Land area22.67 sq miThis ZIP22.67 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 26205

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

ZIP codes near 26205

ZIPCityDistance
26208 Camden On Gauley, WV 3.9 mi
26660 Calvin, WV 3.9 mi
26691 Tioga, WV 5.1 mi
26202 Fenwick, WV 6.4 mi
26681 Nettie, WV 7.7 mi
26662 Canvas, WV 8.1 mi
26610 Birch River, WV 10.5 mi
26676 Leivasy, WV 11.2 mi
26266 Upperglade, WV 11.4 mi
26261 Richwood, WV 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26205?

26205 is in Craigsville, West Virginia, in Nicholas County. Its published point location is 38.3223, -80.6469.

What county is 26205 in?

26205 lies in Nicholas County.

What area code is 26205?

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

What time zone is 26205 in?

26205 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26205?

About 2,957 people live in ZIP code 26205, in 1,234 households, at 130.4 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 26205?

$37,378 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26205?

The closest are 26208 (3.9 mi), 26660 (3.9 mi), 26691 (5.1 mi), 26202 (6.4 mi) and 26681 (7.7 mi).

Is 26205 a PO Box ZIP code?

26205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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