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26690

ZIP 26690 is Swiss, West Virginia, mostly in Fayette County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fayette +1 more
Metro area
Beckley, WV
Population
824
Coordinates
38.1753, -81.0893
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Where 26690 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26690
  • 🔢 Type 26690 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGggZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,690 = 2 × 5 × 17 × 157. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100001000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26684 (Pool, WV, 13 mi away) and 26691 (Tioga, WV, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26690 becomes 09662, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02669, 06269, 06926, 09626, 29606, 60629, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96260 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,977 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯945 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26690 and you would come out at 38.18°S, 98.91°E — 1,048 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 39.9 square miles of land, 26690 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population824This ZIP824
Households254This ZIP254
Housing units254This ZIP254
Median age30.6This ZIP30.6West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median home value$51,300This ZIP$51,300West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher6.2%This ZIP6.2%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density20.6 / sq miThis ZIP20.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$5,717,000This ZIP$5,717,000

Land area

Land area39.94 sq miThis ZIP39.94 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Counties 26690 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Fayette County 55.9%
Nicholas County 44.1%

Other place names in 26690

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ZIP codes near 26690

ZIPCityDistance
25812 Ansted, WV 3.2 mi
25938 Victor, WV 3.3 mi
25085 Gauley Bridge, WV 4.1 mi
25115 Kanawha Falls, WV 6.2 mi
25862 Lansing, WV 6.6 mi
26667 Drennen, WV 6.8 mi
25854 Hico, WV 7.0 mi
26656 Belva, WV 7.0 mi
25090 Glen Ferris, WV 7.3 mi
26651 Summersville, WV 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26690?

26690 is in Swiss, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1753, -81.0893.

What county is 26690 in?

26690 spans 2 counties: Fayette County and Nicholas County. Most of it falls in Fayette 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 26690?

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

What time zone is 26690 in?

26690 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26690?

About 824 people live in ZIP code 26690, in 254 households, at 20.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 26690?

The closest are 25812 (3.2 mi), 25938 (3.3 mi), 25085 (4.1 mi), 25115 (6.2 mi) and 25862 (6.6 mi).

Is 26690 a PO Box ZIP code?

26690 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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