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26541

ZIP 26541 is Maidsville, 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
3,254
Coordinates
39.6950, -80.1252
☼ Live from 26541 — Maidsville, WV

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Where 26541 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 26541
  • 🔢 Type 26541 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,541 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 983. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011110101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26537 (Kingwood, WV, 26 mi away) and 26542 (Masontown, WV, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26541 becomes 14562, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12456, 12465, 12546, 12564, 14265, 14526, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56142 in Ivanhoe, MN, 887 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯978 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26541 and you would come out at 39.70°S, 99.87°E — 1,041 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 40.5 square miles of land, 26541 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,254This ZIP3,254
Households1,464This ZIP1,464
Housing units1,559This ZIP1,559
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$73,444This ZIP$73,444West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$236,400This ZIP$236,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,052This ZIP$1,052West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.9%This ZIP35.9%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density80.3 / sq miThis ZIP80.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees562This ZIP562
Annual payroll$53,500,000This ZIP$53,500,000
Tax returns filed1,600This ZIP1,600
Total adjusted gross income$110,080,000This ZIP$110,080,000

Land area

Land area40.53 sq miThis ZIP40.53 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi

Other place names in 26541

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ZIP codes near 26541

ZIPCityDistance
26544 Pentress, WV 2.7 mi
26527 Cassville, WV 3.9 mi
15349 Mount Morris, PA 5.4 mi
26521 Blacksville, WV 5.6 mi
26546 Pursglove, WV 5.8 mi
26501 Morgantown, WV 6.3 mi
15362 Spraggs, PA 6.4 mi
26543 Osage, WV 7.0 mi
26534 Granville, WV 7.4 mi
26570 Fairview, WV 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26541?

26541 is in Maidsville, West Virginia, in Monongalia County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6950, -80.1252.

What county is 26541 in?

26541 lies in Monongalia County.

What area code is 26541?

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

What time zone is 26541 in?

26541 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26541?

About 3,254 people live in ZIP code 26541, in 1,464 households, at 80.3 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 26541?

$73,444 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26541?

The closest are 26544 (2.7 mi), 26527 (3.9 mi), 15349 (5.4 mi), 26521 (5.6 mi) and 26546 (5.8 mi).

Is 26541 a PO Box ZIP code?

26541 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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