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26710

ZIP 26710 is Burlington, West Virginia, mostly in Mineral County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mineral +2 more
Metro area
Cumberland, MD-WV
Population
1,912
Coordinates
39.3018, -78.9676
☼ Live from 26710 — Burlington, WV

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Where 26710 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26710
  • 🔢 Type 26710 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OILgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,710 = 2 × 5 × 2671. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100001010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26707 (Bayard, WV, 24 mi away) and 26711 (Capon Bridge, WV, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26710 becomes 01762, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01267, 02176, 02671, 02761, 06127, 06712, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76102 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,118 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,043 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26710 and you would come out at 39.30°S, 101.03°E — 973 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 81.6 square miles of land, 26710 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,912This ZIP1,912
Households818This ZIP818
Housing units847This ZIP847
Median age49.8This ZIP49.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$78,516This ZIP$78,516West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$212,800This ZIP$212,800West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min
Population density23.4 / sq miThis ZIP23.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees170This ZIP170
Annual payroll$6,269,000This ZIP$6,269,000
Tax returns filed880This ZIP880
Total adjusted gross income$48,789,000This ZIP$48,789,000

Land area

Land area81.61 sq miThis ZIP81.61 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 26710 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mineral County 74.4%
Grant County 22.5%
Hampshire County 3.1%

Other place names in 26710

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 26710

ZIPCityDistance
26852 Purgitsville, WV 4.9 mi
26743 New Creek, WV 5.8 mi
26726 Keyser, WV 7.0 mi
26845 Old Fields, WV 9.5 mi
26757 Romney, WV 10.8 mi
26731 Lahmansville, WV 11.7 mi
26717 Elk Garden, WV 11.7 mi
26750 Piedmont, WV 12.8 mi
21540 Luke, MD 13.2 mi
21523 Bloomington, MD 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26710?

26710 is in Burlington, West Virginia, in Mineral County, part of the Cumberland, MD-WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3018, -78.9676.

What county is 26710 in?

26710 spans 3 counties: Mineral County, Grant County and Hampshire County. Most of it falls in Mineral 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 26710?

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

What time zone is 26710 in?

26710 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26710?

About 1,912 people live in ZIP code 26710, in 818 households, at 23.4 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 26710?

$78,516 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26710?

The closest are 26852 (4.9 mi), 26743 (5.8 mi), 26726 (7 mi), 26845 (9.5 mi) and 26757 (10.8 mi).

Is 26710 a PO Box ZIP code?

26710 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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