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26218

ZIP 26218 is French Creek, West Virginia, in Upshur County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Upshur
Metro area
none
Population
2,883
Coordinates
38.8450, -80.2679
☼ Live from 26218 — French Creek, WV

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Where 26218 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26218
  • 🔢 Type 26218 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,218 = 2 × 13109. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011001101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26217 (Diana, WV, 19 mi away) and 26219 (Frenchton, WV, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26218 becomes 81262, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12862, 16228, 16822, 18622, 21286, 21628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81226 in Florence, CO, 1,337 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯979 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26218 and you would come out at 38.85°S, 99.73°E — 1,024 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 69.2 square miles of land, 26218 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,883This ZIP2,883
Households1,094This ZIP1,094
Housing units1,491This ZIP1,491
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$58,646This ZIP$58,646West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$143,900This ZIP$143,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,321This ZIP$1,321West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%This ZIP11.7%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density41.7 / sq miThis ZIP41.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees43This ZIP43
Annual payroll$1,012,000This ZIP$1,012,000
Tax returns filed1,050This ZIP1,050
Total adjusted gross income$51,232,000This ZIP$51,232,000

Land area

Land area69.18 sq miThis ZIP69.18 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 26218

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

ZIP codes near 26218

ZIPCityDistance
26210 Adrian, WV 4.1 mi
26219 Frenchton, WV 4.4 mi
26234 Rock Cave, WV 5.9 mi
26237 Tallmansville, WV 6.3 mi
26343 Crawford, WV 7.4 mi
26228 Kanawha Head, WV 8.4 mi
26224 Helvetia, WV 8.6 mi
26372 Horner, WV 8.9 mi
26236 Selbyville, WV 9.0 mi
26215 Cleveland, WV 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26218?

26218 is in French Creek, West Virginia, in Upshur County. Its published point location is 38.8450, -80.2679.

What county is 26218 in?

26218 lies in Upshur County.

What area code is 26218?

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

What time zone is 26218 in?

26218 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26218?

About 2,883 people live in ZIP code 26218, in 1,094 households, at 41.7 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 26218?

$58,646 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26218?

The closest are 26210 (4.1 mi), 26219 (4.4 mi), 26234 (5.9 mi), 26237 (6.3 mi) and 26343 (7.4 mi).

Is 26218 a PO Box ZIP code?

26218 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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