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26716

ZIP 26716 is Eglon, 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
944
Coordinates
39.2527, -79.5295
☼ Live from 26716 — Eglon, WV

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Where 26716 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26716
  • 🔢 Type 26716 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gILgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,716 = 2 × 2 × 6679. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100001011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26714 (Delray, WV, 48 mi away) and 26717 (Elk Garden, WV, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26716 becomes 61762, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12766, 16627, 16672, 16726, 17266, 21667, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76621 in Abbott, TX, 1,108 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,014 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26716 and you would come out at 39.25°S, 100.47°E — 999 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 23.6 square miles of land, 26716 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population944This ZIP944
Households353This ZIP353
Housing units417This ZIP417
Median age27.0This ZIP27.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$80,375This ZIP$80,375West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$144,300This ZIP$144,300West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$924This ZIP$924West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density39.9 / sq miThis ZIP39.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees38This ZIP38
Annual payroll$1,277,000This ZIP$1,277,000
Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$15,045,000This ZIP$15,045,000

Land area

Land area23.64 sq miThis ZIP23.64 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

ZIP codes near 26716

ZIPCityDistance
26705 Aurora, WV 5.3 mi
26707 Bayard, WV 7.4 mi
26292 Thomas, WV 7.7 mi
26425 Rowlesburg, WV 9.3 mi
26287 Parsons, WV 10.4 mi
26720 Gormania, WV 10.7 mi
26269 Hambleton, WV 11.5 mi
21550 Oakland, MD 12.1 mi
26260 Davis, WV 13.3 mi
26764 Terra Alta, WV 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26716?

26716 is in Eglon, West Virginia, in Preston County, part of the Morgantown, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2527, -79.5295.

What county is 26716 in?

26716 lies in Preston County.

What area code is 26716?

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

What time zone is 26716 in?

26716 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26716?

About 944 people live in ZIP code 26716, in 353 households, at 39.9 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 26716?

$80,375 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26716?

The closest are 26705 (5.3 mi), 26707 (7.4 mi), 26292 (7.7 mi), 26425 (9.3 mi) and 26287 (10.4 mi).

Is 26716 a PO Box ZIP code?

26716 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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