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26591

ZIP 26591 is Worthington, 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
1,568
Coordinates
39.4516, -80.2963
☼ Live from 26591 — Worthington, WV

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Where 26591 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26591
  • 🔢 Type 26591 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGSgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 26591 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011111011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26590 (Wana, WV, 15 mi away) and 26601 (Sutton, WV, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26591 becomes 19562 — and that is a real ZIP code: Topton, PA, 254 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12569, 12956, 12965, 15629, 15692, 15926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96521 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,070 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 26591 and you would come out at 39.45°S, 99.70°E — 1,042 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 12.1 square miles of land, 26591 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,568This ZIP1,568
Households460This ZIP460
Housing units596This ZIP596
Median age30.2This ZIP30.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$61,071This ZIP$61,071West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$124,000This ZIP$124,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$739This ZIP$739West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density129.6 / sq miThis ZIP129.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees87This ZIP87
Annual payroll$3,285,000This ZIP$3,285,000
Tax returns filed630This ZIP630
Total adjusted gross income$37,344,000This ZIP$37,344,000

Land area

Land area12.10 sq miThis ZIP12.10 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 26591 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Marion County 96.2%
Harrison County 3.8%

Other place names in 26591

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

ZIP codes near 26591

ZIPCityDistance
26568 Enterprise, WV 2.3 mi
26563 Carolina, WV 2.4 mi
26572 Four States, WV 2.6 mi
26463 Wyatt, WV 2.8 mi
26576 Idamay, WV 3.6 mi
26431 Shinnston, WV 4.2 mi
26587 Rachel, WV 4.5 mi
26366 Haywood, WV 5.2 mi
26571 Farmington, WV 5.5 mi
26555 Fairmont, WV 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26591?

26591 is in Worthington, West Virginia, in Marion County, part of the Fairmont, WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4516, -80.2963.

What county is 26591 in?

26591 spans 2 counties: Marion County and Harrison 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 26591?

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

What time zone is 26591 in?

26591 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26591?

About 1,568 people live in ZIP code 26591, in 460 households, at 129.6 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 26591?

$61,071 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26591?

The closest are 26568 (2.3 mi), 26563 (2.4 mi), 26572 (2.6 mi), 26463 (2.8 mi) and 26576 (3.6 mi).

Is 26591 a PO Box ZIP code?

26591 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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