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26704

ZIP 26704 is Augusta, West Virginia, in Hampshire County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hampshire
Metro area
Winchester, VA-WV
Population
5,148
Coordinates
39.2864, -78.6018
☼ Live from 26704 — Augusta, WV

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Where 26704 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26704
  • 🔢 Type 26704 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOLgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,704 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1669. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100001010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26691 (Tioga, WV, 127 mi away) and 26705 (Aurora, WV, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26704 becomes 40762, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02467, 02476, 02647, 02746, 02764, 04267, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76402 in Stephenville, TX, 1,200 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,063 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26704 and you would come out at 39.29°S, 101.40°E — 956 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 93.8 square miles of land, 26704 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,148This ZIP5,148
Households1,985This ZIP1,985
Housing units2,691This ZIP2,691
Median age55.1This ZIP55.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$74,314This ZIP$74,314West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$230,100This ZIP$230,100West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$674This ZIP$674West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute44.1 minThis ZIP44.1 min
Population density54.9 / sq miThis ZIP54.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees295This ZIP295
Annual payroll$11,339,000This ZIP$11,339,000
Tax returns filed2,330This ZIP2,330
Total adjusted gross income$129,289,000This ZIP$129,289,000

Land area

Land area93.78 sq miThis ZIP93.78 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi

ZIP codes near 26704

ZIPCityDistance
26761 Shanks, WV 5.1 mi
26865 Yellow Spring, WV 7.3 mi
26714 Delray, WV 7.8 mi
26711 Capon Bridge, WV 8.4 mi
26757 Romney, WV 9.2 mi
25437 Points, WV 9.6 mi
25444 Slanesville, WV 11.0 mi
26755 Rio, WV 11.1 mi
26808 High View, WV 11.6 mi
26817 Bloomery, WV 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26704?

26704 is in Augusta, West Virginia, in Hampshire County, part of the Winchester, VA-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2864, -78.6018.

What county is 26704 in?

26704 lies in Hampshire County.

What area code is 26704?

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

What time zone is 26704 in?

26704 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26704?

About 5,148 people live in ZIP code 26704, in 1,985 households, at 54.9 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 26704?

$74,314 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26704?

The closest are 26761 (5.1 mi), 26865 (7.3 mi), 26714 (7.8 mi), 26711 (8.4 mi) and 26757 (9.2 mi).

Is 26704 a PO Box ZIP code?

26704 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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