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26521

ZIP 26521 is Blacksville, West Virginia, in Monongalia County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Monongalia
Metro area
Morgantown, WV
Population
113
Coordinates
39.7133, -80.2281
☼ Live from 26521 — Blacksville, WV

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Where 26521 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26521
  • 🔢 Type 26521 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,521 = 11 × 2411. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011110011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26520 (Arthurdale, WV, 26 mi away) and 26524 (Bretz, WV, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26521 becomes 12562, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12256, 12526, 15226, 15262, 15622, 16225, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56221 in Chokio, MN, 904 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯973 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26521 and you would come out at 39.71°S, 99.77°E — 1,046 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 26521 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population113This ZIP113
Households67This ZIP67
Housing units71This ZIP71
Median age63.8This ZIP63.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$80,625This ZIP$80,625West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$70,000This ZIP$70,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%This ZIP30.2%
Population density58.6 / sq miThis ZIP58.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees69This ZIP69
Annual payroll$2,906,000This ZIP$2,906,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$19,214,000This ZIP$19,214,000

Land area

Land area1.93 sq miThis ZIP1.93 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 26521

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ZIP codes near 26521

ZIPCityDistance
26544 Pentress, WV 3.0 mi
15362 Spraggs, PA 3.1 mi
15316 Brave, PA 4.1 mi
26570 Fairview, WV 5.4 mi
26590 Wana, WV 5.4 mi
26541 Maidsville, WV 5.6 mi
15349 Mount Morris, PA 8.9 mi
26527 Cassville, WV 9.3 mi
15352 New Freeport, PA 9.7 mi
15341 Holbrook, PA 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26521?

26521 is in Blacksville, West Virginia, in Monongalia County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7133, -80.2281.

What county is 26521 in?

26521 lies in Monongalia County.

What area code is 26521?

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

What time zone is 26521 in?

26521 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26521?

About 113 people live in ZIP code 26521, in 67 households, at 58.6 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 26521?

$80,625 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26521?

The closest are 26544 (3 mi), 15362 (3.1 mi), 15316 (4.1 mi), 26570 (5.4 mi) and 26590 (5.4 mi).

Is 26521 a PO Box ZIP code?

26521 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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