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26280

ZIP 26280 is Mill Creek, 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
1,390
Coordinates
38.7174, -80.0378
☼ Live from 26280 — Mill Creek, WV

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Where 26280 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26280
  • 🔢 Type 26280 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,280 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 73. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011010101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26278 (Mabie, WV, 8 mi away) and 26282 (Monterville, WV, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26280 becomes 08262, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02826, 02862, 06282, 08226, 20268, 20628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86022 in Fredonia, AZ, 1,773 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯993 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26280 and you would come out at 38.72°S, 99.96°E — 1,009 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 67.9 square miles of land, 26280 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,390This ZIP1,390
Households553This ZIP553
Housing units666This ZIP666
Median age35.5This ZIP35.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$46,335This ZIP$46,335West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$134,100This ZIP$134,100West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$857This ZIP$857West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%This ZIP11.3%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density20.5 / sq miThis ZIP20.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees454This ZIP454
Annual payroll$24,115,000This ZIP$24,115,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$39,356,000This ZIP$39,356,000

Land area

Land area67.92 sq miThis ZIP67.92 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 26280

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ZIP codes near 26280

ZIPCityDistance
26273 Huttonsville, WV 7.1 mi
26293 Valley Bend, WV 7.1 mi
26278 Mabie, WV 7.5 mi
26224 Helvetia, WV 7.6 mi
26259 Dailey, WV 10.0 mi
26236 Selbyville, WV 10.4 mi
26237 Tallmansville, WV 10.9 mi
26230 Pickens, WV 11.0 mi
26268 Glady, WV 11.6 mi
26253 Beverly, WV 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26280?

26280 is in Mill Creek, West Virginia, in Randolph County, part of the Elkins, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.7174, -80.0378.

What county is 26280 in?

26280 lies in Randolph County.

What area code is 26280?

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

What time zone is 26280 in?

26280 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26280?

About 1,390 people live in ZIP code 26280, in 553 households, at 20.5 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 26280?

$46,335 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26280?

The closest are 26273 (7.1 mi), 26293 (7.1 mi), 26278 (7.5 mi), 26224 (7.6 mi) and 26259 (10 mi).

Is 26280 a PO Box ZIP code?

26280 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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