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26542

ZIP 26542 is Masontown, West Virginia, mostly in Preston County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Preston +1 more
Metro area
Morgantown, WV
Population
2,067
Coordinates
39.5747, -79.7828
☼ Live from 26542 — Masontown, WV

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Where 26542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26542
  • 🔢 Type 26542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,542 = 2 × 23 × 577. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011110101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26541 (Maidsville, WV, 20 mi away) and 26543 (Osage, WV, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26542 becomes 24562 — and that is a real ZIP code: Howardsville, VA, 144 miles away.
  • 👥 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%.
  • 🎯998 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26542 and you would come out at 39.57°S, 100.22°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 35.8 square miles of land, 26542 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,067This ZIP2,067
Households890This ZIP890
Housing units967This ZIP967
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$54,375This ZIP$54,375West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$152,000This ZIP$152,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$883This ZIP$883West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density57.7 / sq miThis ZIP57.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees284This ZIP284
Annual payroll$12,198,000This ZIP$12,198,000
Tax returns filed1,080This ZIP1,080
Total adjusted gross income$76,408,000This ZIP$76,408,000

Land area

Land area35.83 sq miThis ZIP35.83 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 26542 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Preston County 75.4%
Monongalia County 24.6%

Other place names in 26542

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 26542

ZIPCityDistance
26524 Bretz, WV 2.7 mi
26547 Reedsville, WV 4.6 mi
26520 Arthurdale, WV 5.5 mi
26531 Dellslow, WV 6.4 mi
26508 Morgantown, WV 6.6 mi
26537 Kingwood, WV 7.1 mi
26507 Morgantown, WV 7.9 mi
26519 Albright, WV 8.3 mi
26374 Independence, WV 9.8 mi
26525 Bruceton Mills, WV 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26542?

26542 is in Masontown, West Virginia, in Preston County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5747, -79.7828.

What county is 26542 in?

26542 spans 2 counties: Preston County and Monongalia County. Most of it falls in Preston County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 26542?

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

What time zone is 26542 in?

26542 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26542?

About 2,067 people live in ZIP code 26542, in 890 households, at 57.7 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 26542?

$54,375 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26542?

The closest are 26524 (2.7 mi), 26547 (4.6 mi), 26520 (5.5 mi), 26531 (6.4 mi) and 26508 (6.6 mi).

Is 26542 a PO Box ZIP code?

26542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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