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26431

ZIP 26431 is Shinnston, West Virginia, mostly in Harrison County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Harrison +1 more
Metro area
Clarksburg, WV
Population
6,271
Coordinates
39.3915, -80.2809
☼ Live from 26431 — Shinnston, WV

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Where 26431 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26431
  • 🔢 Type 26431 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEhgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 26431 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011100111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26430 (Sand Fork, WV, 43 mi away) and 26434 (Shirley, WV, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26431 becomes 13462, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12436, 12463, 13426, 13624, 13642, 14263, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34216 in Anna Maria, FL, 831 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯973 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26431 and you would come out at 39.39°S, 99.72°E — 1,039 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 30.2 square miles of land, 26431 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,271This ZIP6,271
Households2,354This ZIP2,354
Housing units2,655This ZIP2,655
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$61,023This ZIP$61,023West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$149,900This ZIP$149,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,128This ZIP$1,128West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density207.8 / sq miThis ZIP207.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments114This ZIP114
Employees1,075This ZIP1,075
Annual payroll$45,378,000This ZIP$45,378,000
Tax returns filed2,730This ZIP2,730
Total adjusted gross income$158,943,000This ZIP$158,943,000

Land area

Land area30.18 sq miThis ZIP30.18 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 26431 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Harrison County 97.7%
Taylor County 2.4%

Other place names in 26431

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

ZIP codes near 26431

ZIPCityDistance
26568 Enterprise, WV 2.1 mi
26361 Gypsy, WV 2.7 mi
26366 Haywood, WV 2.9 mi
26438 Spelter, WV 3.8 mi
26404 Meadowbrook, WV 4.1 mi
26591 Worthington, WV 4.2 mi
26463 Wyatt, WV 4.7 mi
26369 Hepzibah, WV 4.7 mi
26386 Lumberport, WV 6.0 mi
26563 Carolina, WV 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26431?

26431 is in Shinnston, West Virginia, in Harrison County, part of the Clarksburg, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3915, -80.2809.

What county is 26431 in?

26431 spans 2 counties: Harrison County and Taylor County. Most of it falls in Harrison 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 26431?

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

What time zone is 26431 in?

26431 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26431?

About 6,271 people live in ZIP code 26431, in 2,354 households, at 207.8 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 26431?

$61,023 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26431?

The closest are 26568 (2.1 mi), 26361 (2.7 mi), 26366 (2.9 mi), 26438 (3.8 mi) and 26404 (4.1 mi).

Is 26431 a PO Box ZIP code?

26431 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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