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Where 26289 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 26289 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 26,289 = 3 × 3 × 23 × 127. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110011010110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26288 (Webster Springs, WV, 56 mi away) and 26291 (Slatyfork, WV, 49 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 26289 becomes 98262 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lummi Island, WA, 2,220 miles away.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22968, 26298, 28269, 28296, 28629, 28692, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96822 in Honolulu, HI, 4,694 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
- 🎯1,018 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26289 and you would come out at 38.99°S, 100.49°E — 990 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
- 📏 At 3.8 square miles of land, 26289 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing
| Population | 11This ZIP11 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4This ZIP4 |
| Housing units | 4This ZIP4 |
| Median age | 27.3This ZIP27.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33.3%This ZIP33.3% |
| Population density | 2.9 / sq miThis ZIP2.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 3.77 sq miThis ZIP3.77 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 26289
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
26271 | Hendricks, WV | 2.4 mi |
26263 | Dryfork, WV | 4.7 mi |
26254 | Bowden, WV | 6.6 mi |
26260 | Davis, WV | 8.4 mi |
26886 | Onego, WV | 8.6 mi |
26292 | Thomas, WV | 10.6 mi |
26269 | Hambleton, WV | 11.5 mi |
26884 | Seneca Rocks, WV | 12.0 mi |
26276 | Kerens, WV | 12.2 mi |
26270 | Harman, WV | 13.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 26289?
26289 is in Red Creek, West Virginia, in Tucker County. Its published point location is 38.9897, -79.5127.
What county is 26289 in?
26289 lies in Tucker County.
What area code is 26289?
Red Creek uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 26289 in?
26289 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 26289?
About 11 people live in ZIP code 26289, in 4 households, at 2.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 26289?
The closest are 26271 (2.4 mi), 26263 (4.7 mi), 26254 (6.6 mi), 26260 (8.4 mi) and 26886 (8.6 mi).
Is 26289 a PO Box ZIP code?
26289 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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