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26273

ZIP 26273 is Huttonsville, 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
1,964
Coordinates
38.6345, -79.9612
☼ Live from 26273 — Huttonsville, WV

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Where 26273 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26273
  • 🔢 Type 26273 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,273 = 13 × 43 × 47. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011010100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26271 (Hendricks, WV, 36 mi away) and 26275 (Junior, WV, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26273 becomes 37262, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22637, 22736, 23276, 26237, 26327, 26372, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73622 in Bessie, OK, 1,072 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% 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 26273 and you would come out at 38.63°S, 100.04°E — 1,003 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 96.3 square miles of land, 26273 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,964This ZIP1,964
Households284This ZIP284
Housing units379This ZIP379
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$39,688This ZIP$39,688West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$152,800This ZIP$152,800West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,085This ZIP$1,085West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%This ZIP8.4%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density20.4 / sq miThis ZIP20.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees43This ZIP43
Annual payroll$1,104,000This ZIP$1,104,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$18,615,000This ZIP$18,615,000

Land area

Land area96.30 sq miThis ZIP96.30 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 26273

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

ZIP codes near 26273

ZIPCityDistance
26280 Mill Creek, WV 7.1 mi
26294 Valley Head, WV 7.7 mi
26264 Durbin, WV 8.1 mi
26268 Glady, WV 9.3 mi
26293 Valley Bend, WV 10.3 mi
26282 Monterville, WV 12.7 mi
26230 Pickens, WV 13.2 mi
26259 Dailey, WV 13.4 mi
26253 Beverly, WV 13.5 mi
26278 Mabie, WV 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26273?

26273 is in Huttonsville, West Virginia, in Randolph County, part of the Elkins, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6345, -79.9612.

What county is 26273 in?

26273 lies in Randolph County.

What area code is 26273?

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

What time zone is 26273 in?

26273 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26273?

About 1,964 people live in ZIP code 26273, in 284 households, at 20.4 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 26273?

$39,688 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26273?

The closest are 26280 (7.1 mi), 26294 (7.7 mi), 26264 (8.1 mi), 26268 (9.3 mi) and 26293 (10.3 mi).

Is 26273 a PO Box ZIP code?

26273 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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