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26405

ZIP 26405 is Moatsville, West Virginia, mostly in Barbour County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Barbour +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
803
Coordinates
39.2217, -79.8998
☼ Live from 26405 — Moatsville, WV

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Where 26405 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26405
  • 🔢 Type 26405 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOhgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,405 = 5 × 5281. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011100100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26404 (Meadowbrook, WV, 23 mi away) and 26408 (Mount Clare, WV, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26405 becomes 50462, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02465, 02564, 02645, 04256, 04265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56240 in Graceville, MN, 950 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯995 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26405 and you would come out at 39.22°S, 100.10°E — 1,016 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 62.4 square miles of land, 26405 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population803This ZIP803
Households311This ZIP311
Housing units426This ZIP426
Median age53.6This ZIP53.6West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$68,798This ZIP$68,798West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$115,400This ZIP$115,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%This ZIP6.9%
Mean commute43.3 minThis ZIP43.3 min
Population density12.9 / sq miThis ZIP12.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$394,000This ZIP$394,000
Tax returns filed510This ZIP510
Total adjusted gross income$31,874,000This ZIP$31,874,000

Land area

Land area62.37 sq miThis ZIP62.37 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Counties 26405 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Barbour County 75.3%
Preston County 24.7%

ZIP codes near 26405

ZIPCityDistance
26440 Thornton, WV 7.0 mi
26416 Philippi, WV 8.0 mi
26435 Simpson, WV 10.4 mi
26354 Grafton, WV 11.1 mi
26349 Galloway, WV 11.3 mi
26287 Parsons, WV 12.0 mi
26283 Montrose, WV 12.0 mi
26425 Rowlesburg, WV 12.4 mi
26347 Flemington, WV 12.5 mi
26444 Tunnelton, WV 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26405?

26405 is in Moatsville, West Virginia, in Barbour County. Its published point location is 39.2217, -79.8998.

What county is 26405 in?

26405 spans 2 counties: Barbour County and Preston County. Most of it falls in Barbour 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 26405?

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

What time zone is 26405 in?

26405 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26405?

About 803 people live in ZIP code 26405, in 311 households, at 12.9 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 26405?

$68,798 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26405?

The closest are 26440 (7 mi), 26416 (8 mi), 26435 (10.4 mi), 26354 (11.1 mi) and 26349 (11.3 mi).

Is 26405 a PO Box ZIP code?

26405 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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