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26587

ZIP 26587 is Rachel, 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
98
Coordinates
39.5167, -80.2994
☼ Live from 26587 — Rachel, WV

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Where 26587 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26587
  • 🔢 Type 26587 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,587 = 11 × 2417. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26586 (Montana Mines, WV, 10 mi away) and 26588 (Rivesville, WV, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26587 becomes 78562 — and that is a real ZIP code: La Villa, TX, 1,365 miles away.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25678, 25876, 26578, 27568, 27586, 27658, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85267 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,793 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯971 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26587 and you would come out at 39.52°S, 99.70°E — 1,044 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 0.728 square miles of land, 26587 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 352 football fields.
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People and housing

Population98This ZIP98
Households51This ZIP51
Housing units66This ZIP66
Median age63.3This ZIP63.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median home value$85,200This ZIP$85,200West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%This ZIP17.0%
Population density134.6 / sq miThis ZIP134.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$205,000This ZIP$205,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$6,676,000This ZIP$6,676,000

Land area

Land area0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 26587

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 26587

ZIPCityDistance
26571 Farmington, WV 2.1 mi
26572 Four States, WV 2.3 mi
26563 Carolina, WV 2.8 mi
26576 Idamay, WV 2.9 mi
26555 Fairmont, WV 4.3 mi
26582 Mannington, WV 4.4 mi
26591 Worthington, WV 4.5 mi
26463 Wyatt, WV 6.0 mi
26559 Barrackville, WV 6.5 mi
26568 Enterprise, WV 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26587?

26587 is in Rachel, West Virginia, in Marion County, part of the Fairmont, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5167, -80.2994.

What county is 26587 in?

26587 lies in Marion County.

What area code is 26587?

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

What time zone is 26587 in?

26587 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26587?

About 98 people live in ZIP code 26587, in 51 households, at 134.6 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 26587?

The closest are 26571 (2.1 mi), 26572 (2.3 mi), 26563 (2.8 mi), 26576 (2.9 mi) and 26555 (4.3 mi).

Is 26587 a PO Box ZIP code?

26587 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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