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26726

ZIP 26726 is Keyser, West Virginia, mostly in Mineral County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mineral +1 more
Metro area
Cumberland, MD-WV
Population
12,629
Coordinates
39.4028, -78.9854
☼ Live from 26726 — Keyser, WV

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Where 26726 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26726
  • 🔢 Type 26726 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZLgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,726 = 2 × 7 × 23 × 83. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100001100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26722 (Green Spring, WV, 20 mi away) and 26731 (Lahmansville, WV, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26726 becomes 62762 — and that is a real ZIP code: Springfield, IL, 566 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26267, 26276, 26627, 27626, 62627, 62672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76622 in Aquilla, TX, 1,149 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,041 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26726 and you would come out at 39.40°S, 101.01°E — 978 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 149.8 square miles of land, 26726 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 114 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,629This ZIP12,629
Households5,134This ZIP5,134
Housing units5,864This ZIP5,864
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$70,944This ZIP$70,944West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$171,600This ZIP$171,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$771This ZIP$771West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%This ZIP25.7%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density84.3 / sq miThis ZIP84.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments261This ZIP261
Employees5,600This ZIP5,600
Annual payroll$285,737,000This ZIP$285,737,000
Tax returns filed5,920This ZIP5,920
Total adjusted gross income$312,856,000This ZIP$312,856,000

Land area

Land area149.79 sq miThis ZIP149.79 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Counties 26726 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Mineral County 85.7%
Grant County 14.3%

Other place names in 26726

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ZIP codes near 26726

ZIPCityDistance
26750 Piedmont, WV 6.0 mi
21540 Luke, MD 6.5 mi
26710 Burlington, WV 7.0 mi
21523 Bloomington, MD 7.4 mi
21562 Westernport, MD 8.2 mi
21557 Rawlings, MD 8.8 mi
26743 New Creek, WV 8.9 mi
21521 Barton, MD 10.7 mi
26717 Elk Garden, WV 11.5 mi
26852 Purgitsville, WV 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26726?

26726 is in Keyser, West Virginia, in Mineral County, part of the Cumberland, MD-WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4028, -78.9854.

What county is 26726 in?

26726 spans 2 counties: Mineral County and Grant 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 26726?

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

What time zone is 26726 in?

26726 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26726?

About 12,629 people live in ZIP code 26726, in 5,134 households, at 84.3 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 26726?

$70,944 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26726?

The closest are 26750 (6 mi), 21540 (6.5 mi), 26710 (7 mi), 21523 (7.4 mi) and 21562 (8.2 mi).

Is 26726 a PO Box ZIP code?

26726 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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