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26447

ZIP 26447 is Walkersville, West Virginia, mostly in Lewis County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lewis +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,174
Coordinates
38.9118, -80.4791
☼ Live from 26447 — Walkersville, WV

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Where 26447 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26447
  • 🔢 Type 26447 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhhgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,447 = 53 × 499. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011101001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26444 (Tunnelton, WV, 50 mi away) and 26448 (Wallace, WV, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26447 becomes 74462 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stigler, OK, 845 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24467, 24476, 24647, 42647, 42746, 42764, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76442 in Comanche, TX, 1,128 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯967 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26447 and you would come out at 38.91°S, 99.52°E — 1,036 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
  • 📏 At 73.3 square miles of land, 26447 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,174This ZIP1,174
Households469This ZIP469
Housing units539This ZIP539
Median age52.8This ZIP52.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$64,688This ZIP$64,688West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$207,900This ZIP$207,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$715This ZIP$715West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density16.0 / sq miThis ZIP16.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees70This ZIP70
Annual payroll$2,522,000This ZIP$2,522,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$25,139,000This ZIP$25,139,000

Land area

Land area73.32 sq miThis ZIP73.32 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Counties 26447 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lewis County 94.0%
Braxton County 6.0%

ZIP codes near 26447

ZIPCityDistance
26412 Orlando, WV 5.7 mi
26343 Crawford, WV 7.4 mi
26372 Horner, WV 7.8 mi
26631 Napier, WV 8.7 mi
26452 Weston, WV 9.1 mi
26376 Ireland, WV 9.4 mi
26210 Adrian, WV 10.8 mi
26229 Lorentz, WV 11.7 mi
26335 Burnsville, WV 12.0 mi
26218 French Creek, WV 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26447?

26447 is in Walkersville, West Virginia, in Lewis County. Its published point location is 38.9118, -80.4791.

What county is 26447 in?

26447 spans 2 counties: Lewis County and Braxton County. Most of it falls in Lewis 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 26447?

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

What time zone is 26447 in?

26447 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26447?

About 1,174 people live in ZIP code 26447, in 469 households, at 16.0 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 26447?

$64,688 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26447?

The closest are 26412 (5.7 mi), 26343 (7.4 mi), 26372 (7.8 mi), 26631 (8.7 mi) and 26452 (9.1 mi).

Is 26447 a PO Box ZIP code?

26447 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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