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26705

ZIP 26705 is Aurora, West Virginia, in Preston County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Preston
Metro area
Morgantown, WV
Population
716
Coordinates
39.3230, -79.5678
☼ Live from 26705 — Aurora, WV

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Where 26705 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26705
  • 🔢 Type 26705 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOLgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,705 = 5 × 7 × 7 × 109. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100001010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26704 (Augusta, WV, 52 mi away) and 26707 (Bayard, WV, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26705 becomes 50762, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 69 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02576, 02657, 02675, 05672, 05762, 06725, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57620 in Bison, SD, 1,240 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,011 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26705 and you would come out at 39.32°S, 100.43°E — 1,003 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 47.8 square miles of land, 26705 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population716This ZIP716
Households334This ZIP334
Housing units416This ZIP416
Median age54.3This ZIP54.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$40,500This ZIP$40,500West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$152,100This ZIP$152,100West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute35.7 minThis ZIP35.7 min
Population density15.0 / sq miThis ZIP15.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees67This ZIP67
Annual payroll$2,135,000This ZIP$2,135,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$25,414,000This ZIP$25,414,000

Land area

Land area47.75 sq miThis ZIP47.75 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 26705

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ZIP codes near 26705

ZIPCityDistance
26716 Eglon, WV 5.3 mi
26425 Rowlesburg, WV 6.8 mi
26764 Terra Alta, WV 8.5 mi
21550 Oakland, MD 10.5 mi
26444 Tunnelton, WV 11.4 mi
26707 Bayard, WV 11.8 mi
26287 Parsons, WV 12.6 mi
26292 Thomas, WV 12.6 mi
26720 Gormania, WV 13.0 mi
26537 Kingwood, WV 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26705?

26705 is in Aurora, West Virginia, in Preston County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3230, -79.5678.

What county is 26705 in?

26705 lies in Preston County.

What area code is 26705?

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

What time zone is 26705 in?

26705 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26705?

About 716 people live in ZIP code 26705, in 334 households, at 15.0 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 26705?

$40,500 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26705?

The closest are 26716 (5.3 mi), 26425 (6.8 mi), 26764 (8.5 mi), 21550 (10.5 mi) and 26444 (11.4 mi).

Is 26705 a PO Box ZIP code?

26705 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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