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26678

ZIP 26678 is Mount Lookout, 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
1,427
Coordinates
38.1789, -80.9161
☼ Live from 26678 — Mount Lookout, WV

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Where 26678 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26678
  • 🔢 Type 26678 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLggZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,678 = 2 × 13339. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26676 (Leivasy, WV, 15 mi away) and 26679 (Mount Nebo, WV, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26678 becomes 87662, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27668, 27866, 28667, 28676, 28766, 62786, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76862 in Millersview, TX, 1,161 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯954 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26678 and you would come out at 38.18°S, 99.08°E — 1,040 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 14.3 square miles of land, 26678 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,427This ZIP1,427
Households547This ZIP547
Housing units746This ZIP746
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$64,375This ZIP$64,375West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$121,500This ZIP$121,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%This ZIP19.9%
Mean commute51.1 minThis ZIP51.1 min
Population density99.9 / sq miThis ZIP99.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees38This ZIP38
Annual payroll$2,053,000This ZIP$2,053,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$29,019,000This ZIP$29,019,000

Land area

Land area14.29 sq miThis ZIP14.29 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

ZIP codes near 26678

ZIPCityDistance
26684 Pool, WV 3.7 mi
26675 Keslers Cross Lanes, WV 4.0 mi
25854 Hico, WV 4.8 mi
26679 Mount Nebo, WV 6.0 mi
25938 Victor, WV 6.3 mi
26680 Nallen, WV 6.4 mi
26667 Drennen, WV 6.4 mi
26651 Summersville, WV 7.3 mi
25868 Lookout, WV 8.0 mi
25862 Lansing, WV 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26678?

26678 is in Mount Lookout, West Virginia, in Nicholas County. Its published point location is 38.1789, -80.9161.

What county is 26678 in?

26678 lies in Nicholas County.

What area code is 26678?

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

What time zone is 26678 in?

26678 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26678?

About 1,427 people live in ZIP code 26678, in 547 households, at 99.9 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 26678?

$64,375 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26678?

The closest are 26684 (3.7 mi), 26675 (4 mi), 25854 (4.8 mi), 26679 (6 mi) and 25938 (6.3 mi).

Is 26678 a PO Box ZIP code?

26678 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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