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26505

ZIP 26505 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
37,492
Coordinates
39.6530, -79.9455
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Where 26505 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26505
  • 🔢 Type 26505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,505 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 19 × 31. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011110001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26504 (Morgantown, WV, 9 mi away) and 26506 (Morgantown, WV, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26505 becomes 50562 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mallard, IA, 795 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02556, 02655, 05652, 06255, 06525, 20565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56520 in Breckenridge, MN, 952 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯988 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26505 and you would come out at 39.65°S, 100.05°E — 1,031 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 12.6 square miles of land, 26505 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,492This ZIP37,492
Households16,251This ZIP16,251
Housing units18,730This ZIP18,730
Median age25.2This ZIP25.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$45,536This ZIP$45,536West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$278,000This ZIP$278,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$981This ZIP$981West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.3%This ZIP55.3%
Mean commute16.8 minThis ZIP16.8 min
Population density2,968.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,968.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,000This ZIP1,000
Employees16,488This ZIP16,488
Annual payroll$876,797,000This ZIP$876,797,000
Tax returns filed12,550This ZIP12,550
Total adjusted gross income$917,552,000This ZIP$917,552,000

Land area

Land area12.63 sq miThis ZIP12.63 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 26505

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ZIP codes near 26505

ZIPCityDistance
26506 Morgantown, WV 1.4 mi
26502 Morgantown, WV 2.2 mi
26534 Granville, WV 2.9 mi
26543 Osage, WV 3.0 mi
26546 Pursglove, WV 4.2 mi
26531 Dellslow, WV 4.2 mi
26508 Morgantown, WV 4.3 mi
26501 Morgantown, WV 5.0 mi
26507 Morgantown, WV 6.1 mi
26527 Cassville, WV 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26505?

26505 is in Morgantown, West Virginia, in Monongalia County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6530, -79.9455.

What county is 26505 in?

26505 lies in Monongalia County.

What area code is 26505?

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

What time zone is 26505 in?

26505 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26505?

About 37,492 people live in ZIP code 26505, in 16,251 households, at 2,968.0 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 26505?

$45,536 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26505?

The closest are 26506 (1.4 mi), 26502 (2.2 mi), 26534 (2.9 mi), 26543 (3 mi) and 26546 (4.2 mi).

Is 26505 a PO Box ZIP code?

26505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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