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26261

ZIP 26261 is Richwood, West Virginia, mostly in Greenbrier County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Greenbrier +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,760
Coordinates
38.1890, -80.5006
☼ Live from 26261 — Richwood, WV

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Where 26261 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26261
  • 🔢 Type 26261 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 26261 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011010010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26260 (Davis, WV, 85 mi away) and 26263 (Dryfork, WV, 78 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26261 becomes 16262 — and that is a real ZIP code: Worthington, PA, 189 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16226, 16262, 16622, 21626, 21662, 26162, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66221 in Overland Park, KS, 769 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯976 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26261 and you would come out at 38.19°S, 99.50°E — 1,019 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 165.3 square miles of land, 26261 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 125 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,760This ZIP2,760
Households1,036This ZIP1,036
Housing units1,589This ZIP1,589
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$33,750This ZIP$33,750West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$74,700This ZIP$74,700West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$677This ZIP$677West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute39.8 minThis ZIP39.8 min
Population density16.7 / sq miThis ZIP16.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees235This ZIP235
Annual payroll$6,306,000This ZIP$6,306,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$29,811,000This ZIP$29,811,000

Land area

Land area165.25 sq miThis ZIP165.25 sq mi
Water area0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi

Counties 26261 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Greenbrier County 67.0%
Nicholas County 33.0%

Other place names in 26261

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

ZIP codes near 26261

ZIPCityDistance
26202 Fenwick, WV 7.2 mi
26676 Leivasy, WV 8.2 mi
24946 Hillsboro, WV 10.2 mi
26206 Cowen, WV 10.2 mi
24966 Renick, WV 11.1 mi
26208 Camden On Gauley, WV 12.0 mi
26205 Craigsville, WV 12.2 mi
26681 Nettie, WV 12.9 mi
24991 Williamsburg, WV 13.0 mi
25984 Rupert, WV 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26261?

26261 is in Richwood, West Virginia, in Greenbrier County. Its published point location is 38.1890, -80.5006.

What county is 26261 in?

26261 spans 2 counties: Greenbrier County and Nicholas County. Most of it falls in Greenbrier 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 26261?

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

What time zone is 26261 in?

26261 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26261?

About 2,760 people live in ZIP code 26261, in 1,036 households, at 16.7 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 26261?

$33,750 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26261?

The closest are 26202 (7.2 mi), 26676 (8.2 mi), 24946 (10.2 mi), 26206 (10.2 mi) and 24966 (11.1 mi).

Is 26261 a PO Box ZIP code?

26261 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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