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26444

ZIP 26444 is Tunnelton, West Virginia, in Preston County; area code 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Preston
Metro area
Morgantown, WV
Population
3,490
Coordinates
39.3753, -79.7700
☼ Live from 26444 — Tunnelton, WV

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Where 26444 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26444
  • 🔢 Type 26444 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhhgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,444 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 601. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26443 (Troy, WV, 57 mi away) and 26447 (Walkersville, WV, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26444 becomes 44462, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24464, 42464, 44264, 44624, 46244, 62444, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64424 in Bethany, MO, 759 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,000 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26444 and you would come out at 39.38°S, 100.23°E — 1,014 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 63.1 square miles of land, 26444 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,490This ZIP3,490
Households1,507This ZIP1,507
Housing units1,793This ZIP1,793
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$44,004This ZIP$44,004West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$119,800This ZIP$119,800West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$680This ZIP$680West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%This ZIP11.1%
Mean commute41.2 minThis ZIP41.2 min
Population density55.3 / sq miThis ZIP55.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees85This ZIP85
Annual payroll$2,202,000This ZIP$2,202,000
Tax returns filed1,200This ZIP1,200
Total adjusted gross income$60,815,000This ZIP$60,815,000

Land area

Land area63.14 sq miThis ZIP63.14 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 26444

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ZIP codes near 26444

ZIPCityDistance
26410 Newburg, WV 2.9 mi
26425 Rowlesburg, WV 6.7 mi
26374 Independence, WV 7.7 mi
26537 Kingwood, WV 8.4 mi
26440 Thornton, WV 8.8 mi
26520 Arthurdale, WV 9.2 mi
26547 Reedsville, WV 9.5 mi
26705 Aurora, WV 11.4 mi
26524 Bretz, WV 11.6 mi
26764 Terra Alta, WV 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26444?

26444 is in Tunnelton, West Virginia, in Preston County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3753, -79.7700.

What county is 26444 in?

26444 lies in Preston County.

What area code is 26444?

Tunnelton uses area code 304, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 26444 in?

26444 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26444?

About 3,490 people live in ZIP code 26444, in 1,507 households, at 55.3 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 26444?

$44,004 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26444?

The closest are 26410 (2.9 mi), 26425 (6.7 mi), 26374 (7.7 mi), 26537 (8.4 mi) and 26440 (8.8 mi).

Is 26444 a PO Box ZIP code?

26444 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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