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26294

ZIP 26294 is Valley Head, West Virginia, mostly in Randolph County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Randolph +1 more
Metro area
Elkins, WV
Population
744
Coordinates
38.5344, -80.0231
☼ Live from 26294 — Valley Head, WV

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Where 26294 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26294
  • 🔢 Type 26294 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGZgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,294 = 2 × 13147. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011010110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26293 (Valley Bend, WV, 18 mi away) and 26296 (Whitmer, WV, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26294 becomes 49262 — and that is a real ZIP code: North Adams, MI, 333 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22469, 22649, 22946, 22964, 24269, 24962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96224 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,881 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯996 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26294 and you would come out at 38.53°S, 99.98°E — 1,003 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 64.3 square miles of land, 26294 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population744This ZIP744
Households290This ZIP290
Housing units379This ZIP379
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$48,542This ZIP$48,542West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$88,500This ZIP$88,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.5%This ZIP4.5%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density11.6 / sq miThis ZIP11.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees7This ZIP7
Annual payroll$167,000This ZIP$167,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$14,152,000This ZIP$14,152,000

Land area

Land area64.26 sq miThis ZIP64.26 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 26294 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Randolph County 98.5%
Pocahontas County 1.6%

Other place names in 26294

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

ZIP codes near 26294

ZIPCityDistance
26282 Monterville, WV 6.7 mi
26291 Slatyfork, WV 7.3 mi
26273 Huttonsville, WV 7.7 mi
26209 Snowshoe, WV 11.4 mi
26264 Durbin, WV 11.5 mi
26230 Pickens, WV 11.8 mi
26280 Mill Creek, WV 12.7 mi
24927 Cass, WV 13.4 mi
24915 Arbovale, WV 13.6 mi
26298 Bergoo, WV 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26294?

26294 is in Valley Head, West Virginia, in Randolph County, part of the Elkins, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5344, -80.0231.

What county is 26294 in?

26294 spans 2 counties: Randolph County and Pocahontas 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 26294?

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

What time zone is 26294 in?

26294 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26294?

About 744 people live in ZIP code 26294, in 290 households, at 11.6 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 26294?

$48,542 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26294?

The closest are 26282 (6.7 mi), 26291 (7.3 mi), 26273 (7.7 mi), 26209 (11.4 mi) and 26264 (11.5 mi).

Is 26294 a PO Box ZIP code?

26294 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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