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26585

ZIP 26585 is Metz, West Virginia, mostly in Marion County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Marion +1 more
Metro area
Fairmont, WV
Population
977
Coordinates
39.6008, -80.4359
☼ Live from 26585 — Metz, WV

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Where 26585 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26585
  • 🔢 Type 26585 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,585 = 5 × 13 × 409. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011111011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26582 (Mannington, WV, 6 mi away) and 26586 (Montana Mines, WV, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26585 becomes 58562 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Leipzig, ND, 1,181 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25685, 25865, 26855, 28556, 28655, 52568, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85256 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,783 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯963 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26585 and you would come out at 39.60°S, 99.56°E — 1,053 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 29.7 square miles of land, 26585 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population977This ZIP977
Households300This ZIP300
Housing units367This ZIP367
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$62,333This ZIP$62,333West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$171,300This ZIP$171,300West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher3.0%This ZIP3.0%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density32.9 / sq miThis ZIP32.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$11,687,000This ZIP$11,687,000

Land area

Land area29.71 sq miThis ZIP29.71 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 26585 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Marion County 67.1%
Wetzel County 32.9%

ZIP codes near 26585

ZIPCityDistance
26562 Burton, WV 2.9 mi
26582 Mannington, WV 5.8 mi
26575 Hundred, WV 6.4 mi
26437 Smithfield, WV 6.5 mi
26561 Big Run, WV 7.6 mi
26590 Wana, WV 8.1 mi
26581 Littleton, WV 8.8 mi
26587 Rachel, WV 9.3 mi
26572 Four States, WV 10.2 mi
26570 Fairview, WV 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26585?

26585 is in Metz, West Virginia, in Marion County, part of the Fairmont, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.6008, -80.4359.

What county is 26585 in?

26585 spans 2 counties: Marion County and Wetzel County. Most of it falls in Marion 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 26585?

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

What time zone is 26585 in?

26585 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26585?

About 977 people live in ZIP code 26585, in 300 households, at 32.9 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 26585?

$62,333 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26585?

The closest are 26562 (2.9 mi), 26582 (5.8 mi), 26575 (6.4 mi), 26437 (6.5 mi) and 26561 (7.6 mi).

Is 26585 a PO Box ZIP code?

26585 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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