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26525

ZIP 26525 is Bruceton Mills, 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
8,630
Coordinates
39.6540, -79.6258
☼ Live from 26525 — Bruceton Mills, WV

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Where 26525 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26525
  • 🔢 Type 26525 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,525 = 5 × 5 × 1061. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011110011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26524 (Bretz, WV, 12 mi away) and 26527 (Cassville, WV, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26525 becomes 52562 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hayesville, IA, 672 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22556, 22565, 22655, 25265, 25526, 25562, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56522 in Campbell, MN, 957 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,005 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26525 and you would come out at 39.65°S, 100.37°E — 1,016 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 142.2 square miles of land, 26525 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 108 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,630This ZIP8,630
Households2,117This ZIP2,117
Housing units2,421This ZIP2,421
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$82,114This ZIP$82,114West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$216,100This ZIP$216,100West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$858This ZIP$858West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute33.4 minThis ZIP33.4 min
Population density60.7 / sq miThis ZIP60.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments92This ZIP92
Employees1,155This ZIP1,155
Annual payroll$57,683,000This ZIP$57,683,000
Tax returns filed2,580This ZIP2,580
Total adjusted gross income$178,674,000This ZIP$178,674,000

Land area

Land area142.16 sq miThis ZIP142.16 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 26525

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ZIP codes near 26525

ZIPCityDistance
15440 Gibbon Glade, PA 5.9 mi
26519 Albright, WV 5.9 mi
15437 Farmington, PA 9.9 mi
26542 Masontown, WV 10.0 mi
21531 Friendsville, MD 10.5 mi
26507 Morgantown, WV 11.4 mi
15459 Markleysburg, PA 11.5 mi
15439 Gans, PA 12.2 mi
26537 Kingwood, WV 12.3 mi
26524 Bretz, WV 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26525?

26525 is in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, in Preston County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6540, -79.6258.

What county is 26525 in?

26525 lies in Preston County.

What area code is 26525?

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

What time zone is 26525 in?

26525 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26525?

About 8,630 people live in ZIP code 26525, in 2,117 households, at 60.7 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 26525?

$82,114 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26525?

The closest are 15440 (5.9 mi), 26519 (5.9 mi), 15437 (9.9 mi), 26542 (10 mi) and 21531 (10.5 mi).

Is 26525 a PO Box ZIP code?

26525 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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