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26209

ZIP 26209 is Snowshoe, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pocahontas
Metro area
none
Population
63
Coordinates
38.3756, -80.0800
☼ Live from 26209 — Snowshoe, WV

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Where 26209 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26209
  • 🔢 Type 26209 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 26209 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011001100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26208 (Camden On Gauley, WV, 27 mi away) and 26210 (Adrian, WV, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26209 becomes 90262 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lynwood, CA, 2,134 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02269, 06922, 09226, 09262, 09622, 20629, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96220 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,191 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯995 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26209 and you would come out at 38.38°S, 99.92°E — 1,002 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 40.3 square miles of land, 26209 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population63This ZIP63
Households43This ZIP43
Housing units1,475This ZIP1,475
Median age67.1This ZIP67.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$36,250This ZIP$36,250West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$233,800This ZIP$233,800West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%This ZIP31.7%
Population density1.6 / sq miThis ZIP1.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees1,454This ZIP1,454
Annual payroll$31,629,000This ZIP$31,629,000

Land area

Land area40.31 sq miThis ZIP40.31 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

ZIP codes near 26209

ZIPCityDistance
24927 Cass, WV 3.4 mi
26291 Slatyfork, WV 4.5 mi
24954 Marlinton, WV 10.5 mi
26282 Monterville, WV 10.6 mi
24934 Dunmore, WV 10.6 mi
26294 Valley Head, WV 11.4 mi
26298 Bergoo, WV 12.5 mi
24924 Buckeye, WV 12.9 mi
24946 Hillsboro, WV 16.5 mi
24944 Green Bank, WV 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26209?

26209 is in Snowshoe, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County. Its published point location is 38.3756, -80.0800.

What county is 26209 in?

26209 lies in Pocahontas County.

What area code is 26209?

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

What time zone is 26209 in?

26209 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26209?

About 63 people live in ZIP code 26209, in 43 households, at 1.6 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 26209?

$36,250 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26209?

The closest are 24927 (3.4 mi), 26291 (4.5 mi), 24954 (10.5 mi), 26282 (10.6 mi) and 24934 (10.6 mi).

Is 26209 a PO Box ZIP code?

26209 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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