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26537

ZIP 26537 is Kingwood, West Virginia, in Preston County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Preston
Metro area
Morgantown, WV
Population
5,276
Coordinates
39.4881, -79.7099
☼ Live from 26537 — Kingwood, WV

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Where 26537 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26537
  • 🔢 Type 26537 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LESgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,537 = 7 × 17 × 223. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011110101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26534 (Granville, WV, 19 mi away) and 26541 (Maidsville, WV, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26537 becomes 73562 — and that is a real ZIP code: Randlett, OK, 1,094 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25637, 26753, 27356, 27536, 27563, 27635, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57623 in Dupree, SD, 1,181 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,002 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26537 and you would come out at 39.49°S, 100.29°E — 1,015 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 41.6 square miles of land, 26537 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,276This ZIP5,276
Households2,310This ZIP2,310
Housing units2,648This ZIP2,648
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$59,844This ZIP$59,844West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$169,900This ZIP$169,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$687This ZIP$687West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density126.9 / sq miThis ZIP126.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments165This ZIP165
Employees2,190This ZIP2,190
Annual payroll$97,681,000This ZIP$97,681,000
Tax returns filed2,510This ZIP2,510
Total adjusted gross income$155,511,000This ZIP$155,511,000

Land area

Land area41.57 sq miThis ZIP41.57 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Other place names in 26537

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ZIP codes near 26537

ZIPCityDistance
26547 Reedsville, WV 5.3 mi
26520 Arthurdale, WV 6.2 mi
26524 Bretz, WV 6.3 mi
26519 Albright, WV 7.1 mi
26542 Masontown, WV 7.1 mi
26410 Newburg, WV 7.8 mi
26764 Terra Alta, WV 8.3 mi
26444 Tunnelton, WV 8.4 mi
26374 Independence, WV 9.2 mi
26525 Bruceton Mills, WV 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26537?

26537 is in Kingwood, West Virginia, in Preston County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4881, -79.7099.

What county is 26537 in?

26537 lies in Preston County.

What area code is 26537?

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

What time zone is 26537 in?

26537 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26537?

About 5,276 people live in ZIP code 26537, in 2,310 households, at 126.9 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 26537?

$59,844 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26537?

The closest are 26547 (5.3 mi), 26520 (6.2 mi), 26524 (6.3 mi), 26519 (7.1 mi) and 26542 (7.1 mi).

Is 26537 a PO Box ZIP code?

26537 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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