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26679

ZIP 26679 is Mount Nebo, 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
1,628
Coordinates
38.1740, -80.8051
☼ Live from 26679 — Mount Nebo, WV

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Where 26679 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26679
  • 🔢 Type 26679 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLggZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,679 = 3 × 8893. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100000110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26678 (Mount Lookout, WV, 6 mi away) and 26680 (Nallen, WV, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26679 becomes 97662, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27966, 29667, 29676, 62769, 62796, 62967, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96267 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,937 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯960 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26679 and you would come out at 38.17°S, 99.19°E — 1,034 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 52.3 square miles of land, 26679 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,628This ZIP1,628
Households707This ZIP707
Housing units1,068This ZIP1,068
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$53,459This ZIP$53,459West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$164,900This ZIP$164,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$977This ZIP$977West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute39.3 minThis ZIP39.3 min
Population density31.1 / sq miThis ZIP31.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees173This ZIP173
Annual payroll$6,266,000This ZIP$6,266,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$45,446,000This ZIP$45,446,000

Land area

Land area52.33 sq miThis ZIP52.33 sq mi
Water area0.94 sq miThis ZIP0.94 sq mi

Other place names in 26679

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ZIP codes near 26679

ZIPCityDistance
26684 Pool, WV 2.8 mi
26681 Nettie, WV 5.7 mi
26678 Mount Lookout, WV 6.0 mi
26662 Canvas, WV 6.1 mi
26680 Nallen, WV 6.7 mi
26675 Keslers Cross Lanes, WV 8.3 mi
26676 Leivasy, WV 8.6 mi
25981 Quinwood, WV 9.2 mi
25854 Hico, WV 9.8 mi
26202 Fenwick, WV 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26679?

26679 is in Mount Nebo, West Virginia, in Nicholas County. Its published point location is 38.1740, -80.8051.

What county is 26679 in?

26679 lies in Nicholas County.

What area code is 26679?

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

What time zone is 26679 in?

26679 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26679?

About 1,628 people live in ZIP code 26679, in 707 households, at 31.1 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 26679?

$53,459 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26679?

The closest are 26684 (2.8 mi), 26681 (5.7 mi), 26678 (6 mi), 26662 (6.1 mi) and 26680 (6.7 mi).

Is 26679 a PO Box ZIP code?

26679 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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