26236
ZIP 26236 is Selbyville, 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
- 19
- Coordinates
- 38.7176, -80.2309
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Where 26236 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 26236 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 26,236 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 937. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110011001111100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26234 (Rock Cave, WV, 5 mi away) and 26237 (Tallmansville, WV, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 26236 becomes 63262, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22663, 23662, 26263, 26362, 26623, 32266, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66223 in Overland Park, KS, 777 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
- 🎯983 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26236 and you would come out at 38.72°S, 99.77°E — 1,018 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
- 📏 At 9.8 square miles of land, 26236 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.4 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 19This ZIP19 |
|---|---|
| Households | 10This ZIP10 |
| Housing units | 10This ZIP10 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 1.9 / sq miThis ZIP1.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 9.76 sq miThis ZIP9.76 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Counties 26236 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Randolph County | 94.7% |
| Upshur County | 5.3% |
ZIP codes near 26236
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
26224 | Helvetia, WV | 3.6 mi |
26234 | Rock Cave, WV | 5.4 mi |
26230 | Pickens, WV | 6.4 mi |
26215 | Cleveland, WV | 7.2 mi |
26222 | Hacker Valley, WV | 7.2 mi |
26228 | Kanawha Head, WV | 7.9 mi |
26218 | French Creek, WV | 9.0 mi |
26237 | Tallmansville, WV | 10.0 mi |
26280 | Mill Creek, WV | 10.4 mi |
26343 | Crawford, WV | 11.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 26236?
26236 is in Selbyville, West Virginia, in Randolph County, part of the Elkins, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7176, -80.2309.
What county is 26236 in?
26236 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 26236?
Selbyville uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 26236 in?
26236 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 26236?
About 19 people live in ZIP code 26236, in 10 households, at 1.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 26236?
The closest are 26224 (3.6 mi), 26234 (5.4 mi), 26230 (6.4 mi), 26215 (7.2 mi) and 26222 (7.2 mi).
Is 26236 a PO Box ZIP code?
26236 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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