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26559

ZIP 26559 is Barrackville, West Virginia, in Marion County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Marion
Metro area
Fairmont, WV
Population
1,619
Coordinates
39.5149, -80.1767
☼ Live from 26559 — Barrackville, WV

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Where 26559 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 26559
  • 🔢 Type 26559 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,559 = 3 × 3 × 13 × 227. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011110111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26555 (Fairmont, WV, 2 mi away) and 26560 (Baxter, WV, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26559 becomes 95562 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rio Dell, CA, 2,302 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25569, 29556, 29565, 29655, 52569, 52659, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96552 in APO AA, a military post office, 10,290 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯977 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26559 and you would come out at 39.51°S, 99.82°E — 1,038 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 3.4 square miles of land, 26559 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,619This ZIP1,619
Households635This ZIP635
Housing units740This ZIP740
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$73,229This ZIP$73,229West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$166,900This ZIP$166,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,000This ZIP$1,000West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%This ZIP35.5%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density473.7 / sq miThis ZIP473.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees45This ZIP45
Annual payroll$1,115,000This ZIP$1,115,000

Land area

Land area3.42 sq miThis ZIP3.42 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 26559

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ZIP codes near 26559

ZIPCityDistance
26555 Fairmont, WV 2.2 mi
26560 Baxter, WV 2.5 mi
26574 Grant Town, WV 3.2 mi
26586 Montana Mines, WV 3.7 mi
26576 Idamay, WV 4.4 mi
26571 Farmington, WV 4.6 mi
26578 Kingmont, WV 4.7 mi
26588 Rivesville, WV 4.7 mi
26554 Fairmont, WV 4.9 mi
26563 Carolina, WV 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26559?

26559 is in Barrackville, West Virginia, in Marion County, part of the Fairmont, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5149, -80.1767.

What county is 26559 in?

26559 lies in Marion County.

What area code is 26559?

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

What time zone is 26559 in?

26559 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26559?

About 1,619 people live in ZIP code 26559, in 635 households, at 473.7 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 26559?

$73,229 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26559?

The closest are 26555 (2.2 mi), 26560 (2.5 mi), 26574 (3.2 mi), 26586 (3.7 mi) and 26576 (4.4 mi).

Is 26559 a PO Box ZIP code?

26559 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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