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26259

ZIP 26259 is Dailey, 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
113
Coordinates
38.8254, -79.9153
☼ Live from 26259 — Dailey, WV

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Where 26259 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26259
  • 🔢 Type 26259 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,259 = 3 × 8753. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011010010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26257 (Coalton, WV, 9 mi away) and 26260 (Davis, WV, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26259 becomes 95262, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22965, 25692, 25962, 29526, 29625, 29652, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96522 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,118 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯998 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26259 and you would come out at 38.83°S, 100.08°E — 1,006 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 12.0 square miles of land, 26259 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population113This ZIP113
Households62This ZIP62
Housing units62This ZIP62
Median age70.7This ZIP70.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$65,658This ZIP$65,658West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$188,200This ZIP$188,200West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%This ZIP5.3%
Mean commute20.0 minThis ZIP20.0 min
Population density9.4 / sq miThis ZIP9.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees104This ZIP104
Annual payroll$4,215,000This ZIP$4,215,000

Land area

Land area12.01 sq miThis ZIP12.01 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 26259

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

ZIP codes near 26259

ZIPCityDistance
26293 Valley Bend, WV 3.2 mi
26253 Beverly, WV 4.1 mi
26278 Mabie, WV 5.9 mi
26285 Norton, WV 6.1 mi
26257 Coalton, WV 8.5 mi
26241 Elkins, WV 9.1 mi
26268 Glady, WV 9.1 mi
26280 Mill Creek, WV 10.0 mi
26267 Ellamore, WV 11.3 mi
26275 Junior, WV 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26259?

26259 is in Dailey, West Virginia, in Randolph County, part of the Elkins, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.8254, -79.9153.

What county is 26259 in?

26259 lies in Randolph County.

What area code is 26259?

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

What time zone is 26259 in?

26259 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26259?

About 113 people live in ZIP code 26259, in 62 households, at 9.4 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 26259?

$65,658 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26259?

The closest are 26293 (3.2 mi), 26253 (4.1 mi), 26278 (5.9 mi), 26285 (6.1 mi) and 26257 (8.5 mi).

Is 26259 a PO Box ZIP code?

26259 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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