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26520

ZIP 26520 is Arthurdale, West Virginia, in Preston County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Preston
Metro area
Morgantown, WV
Population
483
Coordinates
39.5020, -79.8243
☼ Live from 26520 — Arthurdale, WV

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Where 26520 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 26520
  • 🔢 Type 26520 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,520 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 17. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011110011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26519 (Albright, WV, 11 mi away) and 26521 (Blacksville, WV, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26520 becomes 02562 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sagamore Beach, MA, 512 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02562, 02652, 05262, 20265, 20526, 20625, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56220 in Canby, MN, 916 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯996 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26520 and you would come out at 39.50°S, 100.18°E — 1,021 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 2.9 square miles of land, 26520 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population483This ZIP483
Households203This ZIP203
Housing units258This ZIP258
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median home value$198,400This ZIP$198,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute43.2 minThis ZIP43.2 min
Population density165.0 / sq miThis ZIP165.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees66This ZIP66
Annual payroll$3,522,000This ZIP$3,522,000

Land area

Land area2.93 sq miThis ZIP2.93 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 26520

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

ZIP codes near 26520

ZIPCityDistance
26547 Reedsville, WV 1.2 mi
26524 Bretz, WV 2.8 mi
26374 Independence, WV 4.4 mi
26542 Masontown, WV 5.5 mi
26537 Kingwood, WV 6.2 mi
26410 Newburg, WV 6.8 mi
26508 Morgantown, WV 8.0 mi
26531 Dellslow, WV 8.1 mi
26444 Tunnelton, WV 9.2 mi
26502 Morgantown, WV 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26520?

26520 is in Arthurdale, West Virginia, in Preston County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5020, -79.8243.

What county is 26520 in?

26520 lies in Preston County.

What area code is 26520?

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

What time zone is 26520 in?

26520 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26520?

About 483 people live in ZIP code 26520, in 203 households, at 165.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 26520?

The closest are 26547 (1.2 mi), 26524 (2.8 mi), 26374 (4.4 mi), 26542 (5.5 mi) and 26537 (6.2 mi).

Is 26520 a PO Box ZIP code?

26520 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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