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26362

ZIP 26362 is Harrisville, West Virginia, in Ritchie County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Ritchie
Metro area
none
Population
3,270
Coordinates
39.1554, -81.0542
☼ Live from 26362 — Harrisville, WV

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Where 26362 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26362
  • 🔢 Type 26362 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgEgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆26362 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,362 = 2 × 7 × 7 × 269. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011011111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26361 (Gypsy, WV, 42 mi away) and 26366 (Haywood, WV, 42 mi away).
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22663, 23662, 26236, 26263, 26623, 32266, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66223 in Overland Park, KS, 731 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯934 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26362 and you would come out at 39.16°S, 98.95°E — 1,071 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 105.8 square miles of land, 26362 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,270This ZIP3,270
Households1,270This ZIP1,270
Housing units1,495This ZIP1,495
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$53,125This ZIP$53,125West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$118,700This ZIP$118,700West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$492This ZIP$492West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density30.9 / sq miThis ZIP30.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees716This ZIP716
Annual payroll$28,393,000This ZIP$28,393,000
Tax returns filed1,260This ZIP1,260
Total adjusted gross income$78,047,000This ZIP$78,047,000

Land area

Land area105.80 sq miThis ZIP105.80 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Other place names in 26362

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

ZIP codes near 26362

ZIPCityDistance
26327 Berea, WV 6.4 mi
26178 Smithville, WV 6.6 mi
26421 Pullman, WV 7.2 mi
26337 Cairo, WV 7.7 mi
26325 Auburn, WV 8.9 mi
26346 Ellenboro, WV 9.3 mi
26148 Macfarlan, WV 9.6 mi
26138 Brohard, WV 10.1 mi
26161 Petroleum, WV 10.3 mi
26137 Big Springs, WV 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26362?

26362 is in Harrisville, West Virginia, in Ritchie County. Its published point location is 39.1554, -81.0542.

What county is 26362 in?

26362 lies in Ritchie County.

What area code is 26362?

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

What time zone is 26362 in?

26362 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26362?

About 3,270 people live in ZIP code 26362, in 1,270 households, at 30.9 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 26362?

$53,125 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26362?

The closest are 26327 (6.4 mi), 26178 (6.6 mi), 26421 (7.2 mi), 26337 (7.7 mi) and 26325 (8.9 mi).

Is 26362 a PO Box ZIP code?

26362 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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