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26651

ZIP 26651 is Summersville, West Virginia, in Nicholas County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nicholas
Metro area
none
Population
9,067
Coordinates
38.2653, -80.9935
☼ Live from 26651 — Summersville, WV

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Where 26651 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26651
  • 🔢 Type 26651 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISggZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,651 = 29 × 919. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100000011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26638 (Shock, WV, 35 mi away) and 26656 (Belva, WV, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26651 becomes 15662 — and that is a real ZIP code: Luxor, PA, 165 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12566, 15626, 15662, 16256, 16625, 16652, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56621 in Bagley, MN, 963 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯948 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26651 and you would come out at 38.27°S, 99.01°E — 1,046 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 199.9 square miles of land, 26651 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 152 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,067This ZIP9,067
Households3,514This ZIP3,514
Housing units4,203This ZIP4,203
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$62,955This ZIP$62,955West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$179,700This ZIP$179,700West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$633This ZIP$633West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density45.4 / sq miThis ZIP45.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments297This ZIP297
Employees3,822This ZIP3,822
Annual payroll$157,672,000This ZIP$157,672,000
Tax returns filed3,730This ZIP3,730
Total adjusted gross income$242,079,000This ZIP$242,079,000

Land area

Land area199.90 sq miThis ZIP199.90 sq mi
Water area4.27 sq miThis ZIP4.27 sq mi

Other place names in 26651

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

ZIP codes near 26651

ZIPCityDistance
26667 Drennen, WV 1.5 mi
26675 Keslers Cross Lanes, WV 3.8 mi
26678 Mount Lookout, WV 7.3 mi
25938 Victor, WV 7.4 mi
26671 Gilboa, WV 7.5 mi
25019 Bickmore, WV 8.0 mi
26690 Swiss, WV 8.1 mi
25111 Indore, WV 9.2 mi
25854 Hico, WV 9.6 mi
26656 Belva, WV 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26651?

26651 is in Summersville, West Virginia, in Nicholas County. Its published point location is 38.2653, -80.9935.

What county is 26651 in?

26651 lies in Nicholas County.

What area code is 26651?

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

What time zone is 26651 in?

26651 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26651?

About 9,067 people live in ZIP code 26651, in 3,514 households, at 45.4 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 26651?

$62,955 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26651?

The closest are 26667 (1.5 mi), 26675 (3.8 mi), 26678 (7.3 mi), 25938 (7.4 mi) and 26671 (7.5 mi).

Is 26651 a PO Box ZIP code?

26651 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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