26524
ZIP 26524 is Bretz, 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
- 77
- Coordinates
- 39.5408, -79.8072
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Where 26524 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.
- 🔢 Type 26524 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 26,524 = 2 × 2 × 19 × 349. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110011110011100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26521 (Blacksville, WV, 25 mi away) and 26525 (Bruceton Mills, WV, 12 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 26524 becomes 42562, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22456, 22546, 22645, 22654, 24256, 24265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56224 in Clements, MN, 851 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
- 🎯997 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26524 and you would come out at 39.54°S, 100.19°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 0.183 square miles of land, 26524 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 89 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 77This ZIP77 |
|---|---|
| Households | 50This ZIP50 |
| Housing units | 50This ZIP50 |
| Median age | 56.9This ZIP56.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $110,855This ZIP$110,855West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $112,500This ZIP$112,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 69.8%This ZIP69.8% |
| Population density | 420.8 / sq miThis ZIP420.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 26524
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
26547 | Reedsville, WV | 2.1 mi |
26542 | Masontown, WV | 2.7 mi |
26520 | Arthurdale, WV | 2.8 mi |
26537 | Kingwood, WV | 6.3 mi |
26531 | Dellslow, WV | 6.5 mi |
26508 | Morgantown, WV | 6.6 mi |
26374 | Independence, WV | 7.1 mi |
26410 | Newburg, WV | 9.4 mi |
26519 | Albright, WV | 9.8 mi |
26507 | Morgantown, WV | 9.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 26524?
26524 is in Bretz, West Virginia, in Preston County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5408, -79.8072.
What county is 26524 in?
26524 lies in Preston County.
What area code is 26524?
Bretz uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 26524 in?
26524 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 26524?
About 77 people live in ZIP code 26524, in 50 households, at 420.8 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 26524?
$110,855 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 26524?
The closest are 26547 (2.1 mi), 26542 (2.7 mi), 26520 (2.8 mi), 26537 (6.3 mi) and 26531 (6.5 mi).
Is 26524 a PO Box ZIP code?
26524 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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