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26321

ZIP 26321 is Alum Bridge, West Virginia, mostly in Lewis County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lewis +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
344
Coordinates
39.0522, -80.6941
☼ Live from 26321 — Alum Bridge, WV

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Where 26321 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26321
  • 🔢 Type 26321 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZEgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 26321 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011011010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26320 (Alma, WV, 25 mi away) and 26323 (Anmoore, WV, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26321 becomes 12362, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12236, 13622, 16223, 16232, 16322, 21236, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32162 in The Villages, FL, 704 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯954 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26321 and you would come out at 39.05°S, 99.31°E — 1,050 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 23.9 square miles of land, 26321 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population344This ZIP344
Households113This ZIP113
Housing units144This ZIP144
Median age30.0This ZIP30.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$103,967This ZIP$103,967West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher42.4%This ZIP42.4%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density14.4 / sq miThis ZIP14.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$6,191,000This ZIP$6,191,000

Land area

Land area23.93 sq miThis ZIP23.93 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 26321 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lewis County 90.0%
Doddridge County 10.0%

ZIP codes near 26321

ZIPCityDistance
26443 Troy, WV 3.6 mi
26338 Camden, WV 4.4 mi
26384 Linn, WV 5.5 mi
26342 Coxs Mills, WV 8.7 mi
26411 New Milton, WV 8.8 mi
26452 Weston, WV 9.0 mi
26430 Sand Fork, WV 11.4 mi
26351 Glenville, WV 11.6 mi
26325 Auburn, WV 11.8 mi
26412 Orlando, WV 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26321?

26321 is in Alum Bridge, West Virginia, in Lewis County. Its published point location is 39.0522, -80.6941.

What county is 26321 in?

26321 spans 2 counties: Lewis County and Doddridge County. Most of it falls in Lewis 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 26321?

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

What time zone is 26321 in?

26321 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26321?

About 344 people live in ZIP code 26321, in 113 households, at 14.4 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 26321?

$103,967 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26321?

The closest are 26443 (3.6 mi), 26338 (4.4 mi), 26384 (5.5 mi), 26342 (8.7 mi) and 26411 (8.8 mi).

Is 26321 a PO Box ZIP code?

26321 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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