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26610

ZIP 26610 is Birch River, West Virginia, mostly in Nicholas County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nicholas +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
723
Coordinates
38.4676, -80.7053
☼ Live from 26610 — Birch River, WV

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Where 26610 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26610
  • 🔢 Type 26610 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIggZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,610 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 887. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011111110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26601 (Sutton, WV, 11 mi away) and 26611 (Cedarville, WV, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26610 becomes 01662, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01266, 02661, 06126, 06612, 12066, 16260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66021 in Edgerton, KS, 772 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯961 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26610 and you would come out at 38.47°S, 99.29°E — 1,036 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 74.6 square miles of land, 26610 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population723This ZIP723
Households395This ZIP395
Housing units548This ZIP548
Median age59.2This ZIP59.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$37,165This ZIP$37,165West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$84,300This ZIP$84,300West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$825This ZIP$825West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%This ZIP16.7%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density9.7 / sq miThis ZIP9.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees85This ZIP85
Annual payroll$4,035,000This ZIP$4,035,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$19,232,000This ZIP$19,232,000

Land area

Land area74.58 sq miThis ZIP74.58 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Counties 26610 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Nicholas County 80.2%
Webster County 19.8%

Other place names in 26610

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

ZIP codes near 26610

ZIPCityDistance
26691 Tioga, WV 5.4 mi
26629 Little Birch, WV 6.6 mi
26660 Calvin, WV 7.7 mi
26617 Dille, WV 8.0 mi
26203 Erbacon, WV 8.4 mi
25211 Widen, WV 9.9 mi
26208 Camden On Gauley, WV 10.5 mi
26205 Craigsville, WV 10.5 mi
26601 Sutton, WV 11.3 mi
26266 Upperglade, WV 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26610?

26610 is in Birch River, West Virginia, in Nicholas County. Its published point location is 38.4676, -80.7053.

What county is 26610 in?

26610 spans 2 counties: Nicholas County and Webster County. Most of it falls in Nicholas 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 26610?

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

What time zone is 26610 in?

26610 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26610?

About 723 people live in ZIP code 26610, in 395 households, at 9.7 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 26610?

$37,165 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26610?

The closest are 26691 (5.4 mi), 26629 (6.6 mi), 26660 (7.7 mi), 26617 (8 mi) and 26203 (8.4 mi).

Is 26610 a PO Box ZIP code?

26610 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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