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26544

ZIP 26544 is Pentress, 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
0
Coordinates
39.7116, -80.1710
☼ Live from 26544 — Pentress, WV

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Where 26544 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 26544
  • 🔢 Type 26544 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,544 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 79. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011110110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26543 (Osage, WV, 10 mi away) and 26546 (Pursglove, WV, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26544 becomes 44562, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24465, 25446, 25644, 42456, 42564, 44256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56244 in Hancock, MN, 886 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯976 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26544 and you would come out at 39.71°S, 99.83°E — 1,044 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 0.826 square miles of land, 26544 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 400 football fields.
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People and housing

Population0
Households0
Housing units0
Population density0.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees117This ZIP117
Annual payroll$6,955,000This ZIP$6,955,000

Land area

Land area0.83 sq miThis ZIP0.83 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 26544

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ZIP codes near 26544

ZIPCityDistance
26541 Maidsville, WV 2.7 mi
26521 Blacksville, WV 3.0 mi
15362 Spraggs, PA 3.9 mi
15349 Mount Morris, PA 6.2 mi
15316 Brave, PA 6.3 mi
26570 Fairview, WV 6.5 mi
26527 Cassville, WV 6.5 mi
26590 Wana, WV 8.1 mi
26546 Pursglove, WV 8.5 mi
26501 Morgantown, WV 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26544?

26544 is in Pentress, West Virginia, in Monongalia County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7116, -80.1710.

What county is 26544 in?

26544 lies in Monongalia County.

What area code is 26544?

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

What time zone is 26544 in?

26544 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26544?

About 0 people live in ZIP code 26544. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 26544?

The closest are 26541 (2.7 mi), 26521 (3 mi), 15362 (3.9 mi), 15349 (6.2 mi) and 15316 (6.3 mi).

Is 26544 a PO Box ZIP code?

26544 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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