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Where 26720 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.
- 🔢 Type 26720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 26,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 167. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110100001100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26719 (Fort Ashby, WV, 34 mi away) and 26722 (Green Spring, WV, 40 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 26720 becomes 02762 — and that is a real ZIP code: Plainville, MA, 460 miles away.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02672, 02726, 02762, 06722, 20627, 20726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76022 in Bedford, TX, 1,088 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
- 🎯1,024 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26720 and you would come out at 39.28°S, 100.67°E — 990 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
- 📏 At 6.9 square miles of land, 26720 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 54This ZIP54 |
|---|---|
| Households | 17This ZIP17 |
| Housing units | 44This ZIP44 |
| Median age | 45.1This ZIP45.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $51,771This ZIP$51,771West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 3.7%This ZIP3.7% |
| Population density | 7.8 / sq miThis ZIP7.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 6.91 sq miThis ZIP6.91 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 26720
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
26739 | Mount Storm, WV | 5.8 mi |
26707 | Bayard, WV | 6.1 mi |
21550 | Oakland, MD | 8.5 mi |
26717 | Elk Garden, WV | 8.9 mi |
26716 | Eglon, WV | 10.7 mi |
21538 | Kitzmiller, MD | 10.8 mi |
26705 | Aurora, WV | 13.0 mi |
26743 | New Creek, WV | 13.7 mi |
26833 | Maysville, WV | 14.1 mi |
26260 | Davis, WV | 14.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 26720?
26720 is in Gormania, West Virginia, in Grant County. Its published point location is 39.2776, -79.3312.
What county is 26720 in?
26720 lies in Grant County.
What area code is 26720?
Gormania uses area codes 681 and 304, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 26720 in?
26720 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 26720?
About 54 people live in ZIP code 26720, in 17 households, at 7.8 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 26720?
$51,771 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 26720?
The closest are 26739 (5.8 mi), 26707 (6.1 mi), 21550 (8.5 mi), 26717 (8.9 mi) and 26716 (10.7 mi).
Is 26720 a PO Box ZIP code?
26720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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