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Where 26617 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 26617 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIggZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 26,617 = 43 × 619. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110011111111001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26615 (Copen, WV, 22 mi away) and 26619 (Exchange, WV, 18 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 26617 becomes 71662 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pickens, AR, 678 miles away.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12766, 16627, 16672, 16726, 17266, 21667, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76621 in Abbott, TX, 1,024 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
- 🎯953 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26617 and you would come out at 38.52°S, 99.16°E — 1,044 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
- 📏 At 10.7 square miles of land, 26617 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing
| Population | 763This ZIP763 |
|---|---|
| Households | 204This ZIP204 |
| Housing units | 253This ZIP253 |
| Median age | 19.7This ZIP19.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $56,250This ZIP$56,250West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 41.5%This ZIP41.5% |
| Population density | 71.5 / sq miThis ZIP71.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 10.67 sq miThis ZIP10.67 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Counties 26617 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Nicholas County | 81.6% |
| Clay County | 18.4% |
ZIP codes near 26617
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
25211 | Widen, WV | 4.2 mi |
25063 | Duck, WV | 6.1 mi |
26610 | Birch River, WV | 8.0 mi |
26629 | Little Birch, WV | 8.1 mi |
26623 | Frametown, WV | 9.8 mi |
25043 | Clay, WV | 10.8 mi |
25113 | Ivydale, WV | 11.4 mi |
26691 | Tioga, WV | 12.4 mi |
25141 | Nebo, WV | 12.7 mi |
26671 | Gilboa, WV | 12.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 26617?
26617 is in Dille, West Virginia, in Nicholas County. Its published point location is 38.5156, -80.8401.
What county is 26617 in?
26617 spans 2 counties: Nicholas County and Clay 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 26617?
Dille uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 26617 in?
26617 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 26617?
About 763 people live in ZIP code 26617, in 204 households, at 71.5 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 26617?
$56,250 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 26617?
The closest are 25211 (4.2 mi), 25063 (6.1 mi), 26610 (8 mi), 26629 (8.1 mi) and 26623 (9.8 mi).
Is 26617 a PO Box ZIP code?
26617 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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