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26288

ZIP 26288 is Webster Springs, West Virginia, in Webster County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Webster
Metro area
none
Population
3,148
Coordinates
38.5150, -80.3466
☼ Live from 26288 — Webster Springs, WV

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Where 26288 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26288
  • 🔢 Type 26288 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,288 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 31 × 53. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011010110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26287 (Parsons, WV, 57 mi away) and 26289 (Red Creek, WV, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26288 becomes 88262 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mcdonald, NM, 1,340 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28628, 28682, 62288, 62828, 62882, 68822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88262 in Mcdonald, NM, 1,340 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯979 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26288 and you would come out at 38.51°S, 99.65°E — 1,019 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 235.0 square miles of land, 26288 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 178 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,148This ZIP3,148
Households1,209This ZIP1,209
Housing units1,833This ZIP1,833
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$34,801This ZIP$34,801West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$80,200This ZIP$80,200West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$708This ZIP$708West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density13.4 / sq miThis ZIP13.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees502This ZIP502
Annual payroll$22,248,000This ZIP$22,248,000
Tax returns filed1,090This ZIP1,090
Total adjusted gross income$49,590,000This ZIP$49,590,000

Land area

Land area235.00 sq miThis ZIP235.00 sq mi
Water area1.44 sq miThis ZIP1.44 sq mi

Other place names in 26288

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

ZIP codes near 26288

ZIPCityDistance
26298 Bergoo, WV 5.2 mi
26217 Diana, WV 8.6 mi
26266 Upperglade, WV 9.8 mi
26222 Hacker Valley, WV 10.0 mi
26230 Pickens, WV 10.8 mi
26282 Monterville, WV 10.8 mi
26203 Erbacon, WV 13.3 mi
26206 Cowen, WV 13.9 mi
26215 Cleveland, WV 14.3 mi
26621 Flatwoods, WV 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26288?

26288 is in Webster Springs, West Virginia, in Webster County. Its published point location is 38.5150, -80.3466.

What county is 26288 in?

26288 lies in Webster County.

What area code is 26288?

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

What time zone is 26288 in?

26288 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26288?

About 3,148 people live in ZIP code 26288, in 1,209 households, at 13.4 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 26288?

$34,801 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26288?

The closest are 26298 (5.2 mi), 26217 (8.6 mi), 26266 (9.8 mi), 26222 (10 mi) and 26230 (10.8 mi).

Is 26288 a PO Box ZIP code?

26288 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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