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26283

ZIP 26283 is Montrose, West Virginia, mostly in Randolph County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Randolph +2 more
Metro area
Elkins, WV
Population
1,410
Coordinates
39.0584, -79.8231
☼ Live from 26283 — Montrose, WV

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Where 26283 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26283
  • 🔢 Type 26283 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,283 = 3 × 8761. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011010101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26282 (Monterville, WV, 41 mi away) and 26285 (Norton, WV, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26283 becomes 38262, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23286, 23628, 26238, 26823, 28236, 28263, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83622 in Garden Valley, ID, 1,881 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,000 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26283 and you would come out at 39.06°S, 100.18°E — 1,008 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 52.5 square miles of land, 26283 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,410This ZIP1,410
Households570This ZIP570
Housing units684This ZIP684
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$75,556This ZIP$75,556West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$153,500This ZIP$153,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$572This ZIP$572West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density26.9 / sq miThis ZIP26.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees291This ZIP291
Annual payroll$9,751,000This ZIP$9,751,000
Tax returns filed700This ZIP700
Total adjusted gross income$41,301,000This ZIP$41,301,000

Land area

Land area52.47 sq miThis ZIP52.47 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 26283 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Randolph County 63.2%
Tucker County 21.7%
Barbour County 15.0%

Other place names in 26283

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

ZIP codes near 26283

ZIPCityDistance
26276 Kerens, WV 5.1 mi
26250 Belington, WV 8.1 mi
26275 Junior, WV 8.4 mi
26241 Elkins, WV 10.0 mi
26269 Hambleton, WV 10.0 mi
26287 Parsons, WV 10.4 mi
26405 Moatsville, WV 12.0 mi
26285 Norton, WV 12.3 mi
26254 Bowden, WV 12.3 mi
26416 Philippi, WV 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26283?

26283 is in Montrose, West Virginia, in Randolph County, part of the Elkins, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.0584, -79.8231.

What county is 26283 in?

26283 spans 3 counties: Randolph County, Tucker County and Barbour 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 26283?

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

What time zone is 26283 in?

26283 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26283?

About 1,410 people live in ZIP code 26283, in 570 households, at 26.9 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 26283?

$75,556 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26283?

The closest are 26276 (5.1 mi), 26250 (8.1 mi), 26275 (8.4 mi), 26241 (10 mi) and 26269 (10 mi).

Is 26283 a PO Box ZIP code?

26283 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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