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26276

ZIP 26276 is Kerens, 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
797
Coordinates
39.0337, -79.7327
☼ Live from 26276 — Kerens, WV

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Where 26276 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26276
  • 🔢 Type 26276 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,276 = 2 × 2 × 6569. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011010100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26275 (Junior, WV, 12 mi away) and 26278 (Mabie, WV, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26276 becomes 67262, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26267, 26627, 26726, 27626, 62627, 62672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76622 in Aquilla, TX, 1,102 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,005 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26276 and you would come out at 39.03°S, 100.27°E — 1,002 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 23.1 square miles of land, 26276 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population797This ZIP797
Households251This ZIP251
Housing units251This ZIP251
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$63,257This ZIP$63,257West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$156,300This ZIP$156,300West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%This ZIP7.8%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density34.4 / sq miThis ZIP34.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$11,319,000This ZIP$11,319,000

Land area

Land area23.14 sq miThis ZIP23.14 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Counties 26276 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Randolph County 52.0%
Tucker County 48.0%

ZIP codes near 26276

ZIPCityDistance
26283 Montrose, WV 5.1 mi
26269 Hambleton, WV 7.2 mi
26254 Bowden, WV 7.4 mi
26241 Elkins, WV 8.7 mi
26287 Parsons, WV 9.5 mi
26275 Junior, WV 12.1 mi
26289 Red Creek, WV 12.2 mi
26271 Hendricks, WV 12.3 mi
26250 Belington, WV 12.8 mi
26292 Thomas, WV 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26276?

26276 is in Kerens, West Virginia, in Randolph County, part of the Elkins, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0337, -79.7327.

What county is 26276 in?

26276 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 26276?

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

What time zone is 26276 in?

26276 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26276?

About 797 people live in ZIP code 26276, in 251 households, at 34.4 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 26276?

$63,257 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26276?

The closest are 26283 (5.1 mi), 26269 (7.2 mi), 26254 (7.4 mi), 26241 (8.7 mi) and 26287 (9.5 mi).

Is 26276 a PO Box ZIP code?

26276 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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