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26222

ZIP 26222 is Hacker Valley, West Virginia, in Webster County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Webster
Metro area
none
Population
309
Coordinates
38.6602, -80.3433
☼ Live from 26222 — Hacker Valley, WV

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Where 26222 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26222
  • 🔢 Type 26222 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,222 = 2 × 7 × 1873. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011001101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26219 (Frenchton, WV, 18 mi away) and 26224 (Helvetia, WV, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26222 becomes 22262, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22226, 22622, 62222). The farthest-flung twin is 62222 in Belleville, IL, 521 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯977 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26222 and you would come out at 38.66°S, 99.66°E — 1,022 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 77.9 square miles of land, 26222 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population309This ZIP309
Households118This ZIP118
Housing units371This ZIP371
Median age64.3This ZIP64.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$48,438This ZIP$48,438West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$58,300This ZIP$58,300West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%This ZIP13.7%
Population density4.0 / sq miThis ZIP4.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees66This ZIP66
Annual payroll$2,318,000This ZIP$2,318,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$8,524,000This ZIP$8,524,000

Land area

Land area77.92 sq miThis ZIP77.92 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

ZIP codes near 26222

ZIPCityDistance
26215 Cleveland, WV 4.4 mi
26217 Diana, WV 6.5 mi
26228 Kanawha Head, WV 6.7 mi
26236 Selbyville, WV 7.2 mi
26234 Rock Cave, WV 7.6 mi
26230 Pickens, WV 7.7 mi
26621 Flatwoods, WV 9.0 mi
26288 Webster Springs, WV 10.0 mi
26376 Ireland, WV 10.5 mi
26224 Helvetia, WV 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26222?

26222 is in Hacker Valley, West Virginia, in Webster County. Its published point location is 38.6602, -80.3433.

What county is 26222 in?

26222 lies in Webster County.

What area code is 26222?

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

What time zone is 26222 in?

26222 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26222?

About 309 people live in ZIP code 26222, in 118 households, at 4.0 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 26222?

$48,438 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26222?

The closest are 26215 (4.4 mi), 26217 (6.5 mi), 26228 (6.7 mi), 26236 (7.2 mi) and 26234 (7.6 mi).

Is 26222 a PO Box ZIP code?

26222 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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