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26440

ZIP 26440 is Thornton, West Virginia, mostly in Taylor County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Taylor +2 more
Metro area
Clarksburg, WV
Population
1,046
Coordinates
39.3217, -79.9187
☼ Live from 26440 — Thornton, WV

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Where 26440 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26440
  • 🔢 Type 26440 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhhgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,440 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 661. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011101001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26438 (Spelter, WV, 21 mi away) and 26443 (Troy, WV, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26440 becomes 04462 — and that is a real ZIP code: Millinocket, ME, 723 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02446, 02464, 02644, 04426, 04462, 04624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64402 in Albany, MO, 767 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯993 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26440 and you would come out at 39.32°S, 100.08°E — 1,020 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 40.2 square miles of land, 26440 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,046This ZIP1,046
Households407This ZIP407
Housing units489This ZIP489
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$92,824This ZIP$92,824West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$216,800This ZIP$216,800West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%This ZIP25.6%
Mean commute37.3 minThis ZIP37.3 min
Population density26.0 / sq miThis ZIP26.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees45This ZIP45
Annual payroll$2,006,000This ZIP$2,006,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$31,495,000This ZIP$31,495,000

Land area

Land area40.21 sq miThis ZIP40.21 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 26440 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Taylor County 51.4%
Preston County 31.4%
Barbour County 17.2%

ZIP codes near 26440

ZIPCityDistance
26354 Grafton, WV 5.8 mi
26405 Moatsville, WV 7.0 mi
26410 Newburg, WV 8.2 mi
26444 Tunnelton, WV 8.8 mi
26374 Independence, WV 9.3 mi
26435 Simpson, WV 9.7 mi
26347 Flemington, WV 11.8 mi
26349 Galloway, WV 12.2 mi
26425 Rowlesburg, WV 12.2 mi
26416 Philippi, WV 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26440?

26440 is in Thornton, West Virginia, in Taylor County, part of the Clarksburg, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3217, -79.9187.

What county is 26440 in?

26440 spans 3 counties: Taylor County, Preston County and Barbour County. Most of it falls in Taylor 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 26440?

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

What time zone is 26440 in?

26440 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26440?

About 1,046 people live in ZIP code 26440, in 407 households, at 26.0 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 26440?

$92,824 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26440?

The closest are 26354 (5.8 mi), 26405 (7 mi), 26410 (8.2 mi), 26444 (8.8 mi) and 26374 (9.3 mi).

Is 26440 a PO Box ZIP code?

26440 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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