26560
ZIP 26560 is Baxter, 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
- 153
- Coordinates
- 39.5409, -80.1438
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Where 26560 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.
- 🔢 Type 26560 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 26,560 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 83. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110011111000000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26559 (Barrackville, WV, 3 mi away) and 26561 (Big Run, WV, 23 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 26560 becomes 06562, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05662, 06256, 06265, 20566, 20656, 25606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66520 in Olsburg, KS, 877 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
- 🎯979 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26560 and you would come out at 39.54°S, 99.86°E — 1,037 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
- 📏 At 0.157 square miles of land, 26560 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 76 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 153This ZIP153 |
|---|---|
| Households | 54This ZIP54 |
| Housing units | 54This ZIP54 |
| Median age | 23.5This ZIP23.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $6,875This ZIP$6,875West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $93,700This ZIP$93,700West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 974.5 / sq miThis ZIP974.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 26560
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 26560
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
26586 | Montana Mines, WV | 2.1 mi |
26574 | Grant Town, WV | 2.3 mi |
26559 | Barrackville, WV | 2.5 mi |
26588 | Rivesville, WV | 2.6 mi |
26504 | Morgantown, WV | 3.8 mi |
26555 | Fairmont, WV | 4.4 mi |
26554 | Fairmont, WV | 5.5 mi |
26571 | Farmington, WV | 6.4 mi |
26578 | Kingmont, WV | 6.7 mi |
26576 | Idamay, WV | 6.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 26560?
26560 is in Baxter, West Virginia, in Marion County, part of the Fairmont, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5409, -80.1438.
What county is 26560 in?
26560 lies in Marion County.
What area code is 26560?
Baxter uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 26560 in?
26560 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 26560?
About 153 people live in ZIP code 26560, in 54 households, at 974.5 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 26560?
$6,875 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 26560?
The closest are 26586 (2.1 mi), 26574 (2.3 mi), 26559 (2.5 mi), 26588 (2.6 mi) and 26504 (3.8 mi).
Is 26560 a PO Box ZIP code?
26560 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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