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26426

ZIP 26426 is Salem, West Virginia, mostly in Doddridge County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Doddridge +1 more
Metro area
Clarksburg, WV
Population
7,575
Coordinates
39.2870, -80.5644
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Where 26426 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26426
  • 🔢 Type 26426 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZhgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,426 = 2 × 73 × 181. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011100111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26425 (Rowlesburg, WV, 47 mi away) and 26430 (Sand Fork, WV, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26426 becomes 62462 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sigel, IL, 423 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22646, 22664, 24266, 26264, 26624, 42266, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66422 in Emmett, KS, 829 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯959 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26426 and you would come out at 39.29°S, 99.44°E — 1,050 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 136.4 square miles of land, 26426 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 104 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,575This ZIP7,575
Households2,637This ZIP2,637
Housing units3,137This ZIP3,137
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$56,163This ZIP$56,163West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$145,800This ZIP$145,800West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$522This ZIP$522West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%This ZIP20.5%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density55.5 / sq miThis ZIP55.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees891This ZIP891
Annual payroll$36,158,000This ZIP$36,158,000
Tax returns filed2,680This ZIP2,680
Total adjusted gross income$173,224,000This ZIP$173,224,000

Land area

Land area136.39 sq miThis ZIP136.39 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Counties 26426 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Doddridge County 54.5%
Harrison County 45.5%

Other place names in 26426

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

ZIP codes near 26426

ZIPCityDistance
26422 Reynoldsville, WV 7.1 mi
26436 Smithburg, WV 8.3 mi
26448 Wallace, WV 8.9 mi
26306 Clarksburg, WV 9.6 mi
26339 Center Point, WV 9.7 mi
26301 Clarksburg, WV 10.3 mi
26451 West Milford, WV 10.3 mi
26456 West Union, WV 11.3 mi
26411 New Milton, WV 11.4 mi
26386 Lumberport, WV 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26426?

26426 is in Salem, West Virginia, in Doddridge County, part of the Clarksburg, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2870, -80.5644.

What county is 26426 in?

26426 spans 2 counties: Doddridge County and Harrison County. Most of it falls in Doddridge 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 26426?

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

What time zone is 26426 in?

26426 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26426?

About 7,575 people live in ZIP code 26426, in 2,637 households, at 55.5 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 26426?

$56,163 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26426?

The closest are 26422 (7.1 mi), 26436 (8.3 mi), 26448 (8.9 mi), 26306 (9.6 mi) and 26339 (9.7 mi).

Is 26426 a PO Box ZIP code?

26426 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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