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26301

ZIP 26301 is in Clarksburg, West Virginia, in Harrison County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time. Clarksburg has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 26302 and 26306.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Harrison
Metro area
Clarksburg, WV
Population
28,716
Coordinates
39.2864, -80.3727
☼ Live from 26301 — Clarksburg, WV

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Where 26301 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26301
  • 🔢 Type 26301 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOEgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,301 = 3 × 11 × 797. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011010111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26298 (Bergoo, WV, 58 mi away) and 26302 (Clarksburg, WV, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26301 becomes 10362, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01236, 01263, 02136, 02163, 02361, 02631, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32610 in Gainesville, FL, 676 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯969 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26301 and you would come out at 39.29°S, 99.63°E — 1,041 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 77.1 square miles of land, 26301 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,716This ZIP28,716
Households11,906This ZIP11,906
Housing units13,954This ZIP13,954
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$49,816This ZIP$49,816West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$133,300This ZIP$133,300West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$791This ZIP$791West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%This ZIP23.5%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density372.5 / sq miThis ZIP372.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments712This ZIP712
Employees10,428This ZIP10,428
Annual payroll$517,195,000This ZIP$517,195,000
Tax returns filed12,240This ZIP12,240
Total adjusted gross income$667,255,000This ZIP$667,255,000

Land area

Land area77.10 sq miThis ZIP77.10 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 26301

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ZIP codes near 26301

ZIPCityDistance
26306 Clarksburg, WV 0.7 mi
26422 Reynoldsville, WV 3.3 mi
26302 Clarksburg, WV 3.7 mi
26369 Hepzibah, WV 4.0 mi
26323 Anmoore, WV 4.7 mi
26404 Meadowbrook, WV 4.9 mi
26438 Spelter, WV 4.9 mi
26451 West Milford, WV 5.9 mi
26361 Gypsy, WV 6.2 mi
26366 Haywood, WV 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26301?

26301 is in Clarksburg, West Virginia, in Harrison County, part of the Clarksburg, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2864, -80.3727.

What county is 26301 in?

26301 lies in Harrison County.

What area code is 26301?

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

What time zone is 26301 in?

26301 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26301?

About 28,716 people live in ZIP code 26301, in 11,906 households, at 372.5 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 26301?

$49,816 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26301?

The closest are 26306 (0.7 mi), 26422 (3.3 mi), 26302 (3.7 mi), 26369 (4 mi) and 26323 (4.7 mi).

Is 26301 a PO Box ZIP code?

26301 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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