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26501

ZIP 26501 is in Morgantown, West Virginia, in Monongalia County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time. Morgantown has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Monongalia
Metro area
Morgantown, WV
Population
19,529
Coordinates
39.6341, -80.0368
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Where 26501 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26501
  • 🔢 Type 26501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 26501 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26463 (Wyatt, WV, 21 mi away) and 26502 (Morgantown, WV, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26501 becomes 10562 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ossining, NY, 344 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56210 in Barry, MN, 932 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯984 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26501 and you would come out at 39.63°S, 99.96°E — 1,035 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 58.5 square miles of land, 26501 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,529This ZIP19,529
Households8,789This ZIP8,789
Housing units9,823This ZIP9,823
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$63,529This ZIP$63,529West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$219,800This ZIP$219,800West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$978This ZIP$978West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.7%This ZIP44.7%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density333.6 / sq miThis ZIP333.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments567This ZIP567
Employees11,184This ZIP11,184
Annual payroll$477,063,000This ZIP$477,063,000
Tax returns filed8,810This ZIP8,810
Total adjusted gross income$627,436,000This ZIP$627,436,000

Land area

Land area58.54 sq miThis ZIP58.54 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq miThis ZIP0.99 sq mi

Other place names in 26501

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

ZIP codes near 26501

ZIPCityDistance
26546 Pursglove, WV 2.1 mi
26534 Granville, WV 2.2 mi
26527 Cassville, WV 2.6 mi
26543 Osage, WV 2.9 mi
26506 Morgantown, WV 3.7 mi
26502 Morgantown, WV 3.8 mi
26504 Morgantown, WV 4.9 mi
26505 Morgantown, WV 5.0 mi
26541 Maidsville, WV 6.3 mi
26588 Rivesville, WV 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26501?

26501 is in Morgantown, West Virginia, in Monongalia County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6341, -80.0368.

What county is 26501 in?

26501 lies in Monongalia County.

What area code is 26501?

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

What time zone is 26501 in?

26501 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26501?

About 19,529 people live in ZIP code 26501, in 8,789 households, at 333.6 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 26501?

$63,529 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26501?

The closest are 26546 (2.1 mi), 26534 (2.2 mi), 26527 (2.6 mi), 26543 (2.9 mi) and 26506 (3.7 mi).

Is 26501 a PO Box ZIP code?

26501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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