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26224

ZIP 26224 is Helvetia, West Virginia, mostly in Randolph County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Randolph +1 more
Metro area
Elkins, WV
Population
311
Coordinates
38.7448, -80.1747
☼ Live from 26224 — Helvetia, WV

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Where 26224 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26224
  • 🔢 Type 26224 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,224 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 149. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011001110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26222 (Hacker Valley, WV, 11 mi away) and 26228 (Kanawha Head, WV, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26224 becomes 42262 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oak Grove, KY, 422 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22246, 22624, 22642, 24226, 24622, 26422, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62242 in Evansville, IL, 530 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯985 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26224 and you would come out at 38.74°S, 99.83°E — 1,016 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 30.9 square miles of land, 26224 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population311This ZIP311
Households106This ZIP106
Housing units152This ZIP152
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$23,000This ZIP$23,000West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$57,400This ZIP$57,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Population density10.1 / sq miThis ZIP10.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$679,000This ZIP$679,000

Land area

Land area30.90 sq miThis ZIP30.90 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 26224 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Randolph County 52.6%
Upshur County 47.4%

Other place names in 26224

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

ZIP codes near 26224

ZIPCityDistance
26236 Selbyville, WV 3.6 mi
26237 Tallmansville, WV 7.2 mi
26234 Rock Cave, WV 7.3 mi
26280 Mill Creek, WV 7.6 mi
26230 Pickens, WV 8.3 mi
26218 French Creek, WV 8.6 mi
26278 Mabie, WV 9.8 mi
26215 Cleveland, WV 10.4 mi
26228 Kanawha Head, WV 10.6 mi
26222 Hacker Valley, WV 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26224?

26224 is in Helvetia, West Virginia, in Randolph County, part of the Elkins, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7448, -80.1747.

What county is 26224 in?

26224 spans 2 counties: Randolph County and Upshur County. Most of it falls in Randolph 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 26224?

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

What time zone is 26224 in?

26224 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26224?

About 311 people live in ZIP code 26224, in 106 households, at 10.1 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 26224?

$23,000 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26224?

The closest are 26236 (3.6 mi), 26237 (7.2 mi), 26234 (7.3 mi), 26280 (7.6 mi) and 26230 (8.3 mi).

Is 26224 a PO Box ZIP code?

26224 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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