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26719

ZIP 26719 is Fort Ashby, West Virginia, in Mineral County; area code 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mineral
Metro area
Cumberland, MD-WV
Population
2,082
Coordinates
39.4977, -78.7674
☼ Live from 26719 — Fort Ashby, WV

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Where 26719 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26719
  • 🔢 Type 26719 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GILgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,719 = 7 × 11 × 347. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100001011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26717 (Elk Garden, WV, 25 mi away) and 26720 (Gormania, WV, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26719 becomes 91762 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ontario, CA, 2,168 miles away.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12769, 12967, 12976, 16729, 16927, 19726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96271 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,905 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,052 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26719 and you would come out at 39.50°S, 101.23°E — 970 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 17.5 square miles of land, 26719 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,082This ZIP2,082
Households922This ZIP922
Housing units1,080This ZIP1,080
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$54,167This ZIP$54,167West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$211,600This ZIP$211,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$766This ZIP$766West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density118.7 / sq miThis ZIP118.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees443This ZIP443
Annual payroll$14,331,000This ZIP$14,331,000
Tax returns filed1,340This ZIP1,340
Total adjusted gross income$93,218,000This ZIP$93,218,000

Land area

Land area17.54 sq miThis ZIP17.54 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 26719

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ZIP codes near 26719

ZIPCityDistance
26763 Springfield, WV 4.0 mi
26753 Ridgeley, WV 4.4 mi
21560 Spring Gap, MD 5.7 mi
21556 Pinto, MD 6.6 mi
21504 Cumberland, MD 7.0 mi
26722 Green Spring, WV 7.3 mi
21505 Cumberland, MD 7.8 mi
26767 Wiley Ford, WV 8.2 mi
21557 Rawlings, MD 8.7 mi
21502 Cumberland, MD 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26719?

26719 is in Fort Ashby, West Virginia, in Mineral County, part of the Cumberland, MD-WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4977, -78.7674.

What county is 26719 in?

26719 lies in Mineral County.

What area code is 26719?

Fort Ashby uses area code 304, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 26719 in?

26719 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26719?

About 2,082 people live in ZIP code 26719, in 922 households, at 118.7 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 26719?

$54,167 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26719?

The closest are 26763 (4 mi), 26753 (4.4 mi), 21560 (5.7 mi), 21556 (6.6 mi) and 21504 (7 mi).

Is 26719 a PO Box ZIP code?

26719 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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