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26456

ZIP 26456 is West Union, West Virginia, mostly in Doddridge County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Doddridge +2 more
Metro area
Clarksburg, WV
Population
2,998
Coordinates
39.2629, -80.7740
☼ Live from 26456 — West Union, WV

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Where 26456 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26456
  • 🔢 Type 26456 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gShgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,456 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3307. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011101011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26452 (Weston, WV, 20 mi away) and 26463 (Wyatt, WV, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26456 becomes 65462 — and that is a real ZIP code: Edgar Springs, MO, 609 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24566, 24656, 25646, 26546, 42566, 45662, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56264 in Minneota, MN, 862 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯948 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26456 and you would come out at 39.26°S, 99.23°E — 1,060 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 142.0 square miles of land, 26456 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 108 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,998This ZIP2,998
Households1,132This ZIP1,132
Housing units1,537This ZIP1,537
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$58,000This ZIP$58,000West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$164,400This ZIP$164,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$816This ZIP$816West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density21.1 / sq miThis ZIP21.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees833This ZIP833
Annual payroll$56,243,000This ZIP$56,243,000
Tax returns filed1,370This ZIP1,370
Total adjusted gross income$97,522,000This ZIP$97,522,000

Land area

Land area142.01 sq miThis ZIP142.01 sq mi
Water area0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi

Counties 26456 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Doddridge County 87.0%
Ritchie County 8.8%
Tyler County 4.2%

Other place names in 26456

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ZIP codes near 26456

ZIPCityDistance
26436 Smithburg, WV 3.8 mi
26411 New Milton, WV 6.5 mi
26415 Pennsboro, WV 9.0 mi
26434 Shirley, WV 9.4 mi
26421 Pullman, WV 9.8 mi
26320 Alma, WV 10.0 mi
26426 Salem, WV 11.3 mi
26443 Troy, WV 13.0 mi
26327 Berea, WV 13.2 mi
26325 Auburn, WV 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26456?

26456 is in West Union, West Virginia, in Doddridge County, part of the Clarksburg, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2629, -80.7740.

What county is 26456 in?

26456 spans 3 counties: Doddridge County, Ritchie County and Tyler 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 26456?

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

What time zone is 26456 in?

26456 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26456?

About 2,998 people live in ZIP code 26456, in 1,132 households, at 21.1 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 26456?

$58,000 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26456?

The closest are 26436 (3.8 mi), 26411 (6.5 mi), 26415 (9 mi), 26434 (9.4 mi) and 26421 (9.8 mi).

Is 26456 a PO Box ZIP code?

26456 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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