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26254

ZIP 26254 is Bowden, 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
137
Coordinates
38.9622, -79.6301
☼ Live from 26254 — Bowden, WV

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Where 26254 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26254
  • 🔢 Type 26254 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,254 = 2 × 13127. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011010001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26253 (Beverly, WV, 16 mi away) and 26257 (Coalton, WV, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26254 becomes 45262 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cincinnati, OH, 264 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22456, 22546, 22645, 22654, 24256, 24265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56224 in Clements, MN, 878 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,012 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26254 and you would come out at 38.96°S, 100.37°E — 995 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 119.0 square miles of land, 26254 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population137This ZIP137
Households78This ZIP78
Housing units162This ZIP162
Median age65.8This ZIP65.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$74,444This ZIP$74,444West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$202,600This ZIP$202,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Population density1.2 / sq miThis ZIP1.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$819,000This ZIP$819,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$9,416,000This ZIP$9,416,000

Land area

Land area118.95 sq miThis ZIP118.95 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 26254 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Randolph County 87.2%
Tucker County 12.8%

ZIP codes near 26254

ZIPCityDistance
26289 Red Creek, WV 6.6 mi
26276 Kerens, WV 7.4 mi
26271 Hendricks, WV 8.0 mi
26241 Elkins, WV 9.3 mi
26263 Dryfork, WV 10.4 mi
26270 Harman, WV 10.5 mi
26269 Hambleton, WV 10.7 mi
26283 Montrose, WV 12.3 mi
26886 Onego, WV 13.2 mi
26292 Thomas, WV 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26254?

26254 is in Bowden, West Virginia, in Randolph County, part of the Elkins, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.9622, -79.6301.

What county is 26254 in?

26254 spans 2 counties: Randolph County and Tucker 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 26254?

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

What time zone is 26254 in?

26254 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26254?

About 137 people live in ZIP code 26254, in 78 households, at 1.2 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 26254?

$74,444 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26254?

The closest are 26289 (6.6 mi), 26276 (7.4 mi), 26271 (8 mi), 26241 (9.3 mi) and 26263 (10.4 mi).

Is 26254 a PO Box ZIP code?

26254 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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