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Where 26581 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 26581 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 26,581 = 19 × 1399. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110011111010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26578 (Kingmont, WV, 26 mi away) and 26582 (Mannington, WV, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 26581 becomes 18562, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12568, 12586, 12856, 12865, 15268, 15286, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85621 in Nogales, AZ, 1,789 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
- 🎯955 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26581 and you would come out at 39.67°S, 99.43°E — 1,062 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
- 📏 At 48.6 square miles of land, 26581 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 870This ZIP870 |
|---|---|
| Households | 427This ZIP427 |
| Housing units | 538This ZIP538 |
| Median age | 57.5This ZIP57.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $71,800This ZIP$71,800West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.9%This ZIP6.9% |
| Mean commute | 35.1 minThis ZIP35.1 min |
| Population density | 17.9 / sq miThis ZIP17.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 25This ZIP25 |
| Annual payroll | $154,000This ZIP$154,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 330This ZIP330 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $27,283,000This ZIP$27,283,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 48.57 sq miThis ZIP48.57 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi |
Other place names in 26581
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 26581
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
26561 | Big Run, WV | 5.9 mi |
26419 | Pine Grove, WV | 5.9 mi |
26562 | Burton, WV | 7.2 mi |
26575 | Hundred, WV | 8.1 mi |
26585 | Metz, WV | 8.8 mi |
15310 | Aleppo, PA | 9.8 mi |
26039 | Glen Easton, WV | 10.4 mi |
26155 | New Martinsville, WV | 10.4 mi |
26437 | Smithfield, WV | 10.6 mi |
15352 | New Freeport, PA | 10.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 26581?
26581 is in Littleton, West Virginia, in Wetzel County. Its published point location is 39.6703, -80.5747.
What county is 26581 in?
26581 lies in Wetzel County.
What area code is 26581?
Littleton uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 26581 in?
26581 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 26581?
About 870 people live in ZIP code 26581, in 427 households, at 17.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 26581?
The closest are 26561 (5.9 mi), 26419 (5.9 mi), 26562 (7.2 mi), 26575 (8.1 mi) and 26585 (8.8 mi).
Is 26581 a PO Box ZIP code?
26581 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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