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26241

ZIP 26241 is Elkins, West Virginia, in Randolph County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Randolph
Metro area
Elkins, WV
Population
14,102
Coordinates
38.9163, -79.7922
☼ Live from 26241 — Elkins, WV

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Where 26241 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26241
  • 🔢 Type 26241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,241 = 3 × 8747. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011010000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26238 (Volga, WV, 23 mi away) and 26250 (Belington, WV, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26241 becomes 14262, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12246, 14226, 14622, 16224, 16242, 16422, …). The farthest-flung twin is 61242 in Cordova, IL, 585 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,004 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26241 and you would come out at 38.92°S, 100.21°E — 1,002 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 104.7 square miles of land, 26241 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,102This ZIP14,102
Households5,992This ZIP5,992
Housing units7,072This ZIP7,072
Median age45.9This ZIP45.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$50,538This ZIP$50,538West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$152,000This ZIP$152,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$846This ZIP$846West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%This ZIP24.5%
Mean commute15.5 minThis ZIP15.5 min
Population density134.7 / sq miThis ZIP134.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments476This ZIP476
Employees6,960This ZIP6,960
Annual payroll$272,664,000This ZIP$272,664,000
Tax returns filed6,210This ZIP6,210
Total adjusted gross income$372,051,000This ZIP$372,051,000

Land area

Land area104.67 sq miThis ZIP104.67 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 26241

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

ZIP codes near 26241

ZIPCityDistance
26253 Beverly, WV 8.1 mi
26285 Norton, WV 8.5 mi
26276 Kerens, WV 8.7 mi
26259 Dailey, WV 9.1 mi
26254 Bowden, WV 9.3 mi
26275 Junior, WV 9.8 mi
26283 Montrose, WV 10.0 mi
26257 Coalton, WV 11.8 mi
26293 Valley Bend, WV 12.1 mi
26250 Belington, WV 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26241?

26241 is in Elkins, West Virginia, in Randolph County, part of the Elkins, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9163, -79.7922.

What county is 26241 in?

26241 lies in Randolph County.

What area code is 26241?

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

What time zone is 26241 in?

26241 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26241?

About 14,102 people live in ZIP code 26241, in 5,992 households, at 134.7 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 26241?

$50,538 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26241?

The closest are 26253 (8.1 mi), 26285 (8.5 mi), 26276 (8.7 mi), 26259 (9.1 mi) and 26254 (9.3 mi).

Is 26241 a PO Box ZIP code?

26241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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