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26508

ZIP 26508 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
40,231
Coordinates
39.6011, -79.9025
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Where 26508 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26508
  • 🔢 Type 26508 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,508 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 47 × 47. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011110001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26507 (Morgantown, WV, 7 mi away) and 26519 (Albright, WV, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26508 becomes 80562, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02568, 02865, 05682, 05826, 05862, 06258, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85062 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,826 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯991 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26508 and you would come out at 39.60°S, 100.10°E — 1,027 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 123.1 square miles of land, 26508 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 93 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,231This ZIP40,231
Households16,052This ZIP16,052
Housing units17,286This ZIP17,286
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$90,041This ZIP$90,041West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$311,500This ZIP$311,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,011This ZIP$1,011West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.8%This ZIP50.8%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density326.7 / sq miThis ZIP326.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments723This ZIP723
Employees7,678This ZIP7,678
Annual payroll$371,665,000This ZIP$371,665,000
Tax returns filed16,920This ZIP16,920
Total adjusted gross income$1,857,724,000This ZIP$1,857,724,000

Land area

Land area123.14 sq miThis ZIP123.14 sq mi
Water area3.53 sq miThis ZIP3.53 sq mi

Other place names in 26508

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ZIP codes near 26508

ZIPCityDistance
26531 Dellslow, WV 0.5 mi
26502 Morgantown, WV 3.8 mi
26505 Morgantown, WV 4.3 mi
26506 Morgantown, WV 4.8 mi
26534 Granville, WV 6.1 mi
26507 Morgantown, WV 6.5 mi
26524 Bretz, WV 6.6 mi
26542 Masontown, WV 6.6 mi
26543 Osage, WV 6.8 mi
26501 Morgantown, WV 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26508?

26508 is in Morgantown, West Virginia, in Monongalia County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6011, -79.9025.

What county is 26508 in?

26508 lies in Monongalia County.

What area code is 26508?

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

What time zone is 26508 in?

26508 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26508?

About 40,231 people live in ZIP code 26508, in 16,052 households, at 326.7 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 26508?

$90,041 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26508?

The closest are 26531 (0.5 mi), 26502 (3.8 mi), 26505 (4.3 mi), 26506 (4.8 mi) and 26534 (6.1 mi).

Is 26508 a PO Box ZIP code?

26508 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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