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26731

ZIP 26731 is Lahmansville, West Virginia, in Grant County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Grant
Metro area
none
Population
276
Coordinates
39.1499, -79.0642
☼ Live from 26731 — Lahmansville, WV

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Where 26731 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26731
  • 🔢 Type 26731 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IELgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 26731 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100001101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26726 (Keyser, WV, 18 mi away) and 26739 (Mount Storm, WV, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26731 becomes 13762 — and that is a real ZIP code: Endwell, NY, 260 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12736, 12763, 13627, 13672, 13762, 16327, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76123 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,119 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,040 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26731 and you would come out at 39.15°S, 100.94°E — 973 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 14.3 square miles of land, 26731 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population276This ZIP276
Households128This ZIP128
Housing units156This ZIP156
Median age64.1This ZIP64.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median home value$318,900This ZIP$318,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%This ZIP14.9%
Population density19.3 / sq miThis ZIP19.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$8,197,000This ZIP$8,197,000

Land area

Land area14.33 sq miThis ZIP14.33 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

ZIP codes near 26731

ZIPCityDistance
26818 Fisher, WV 5.0 mi
26845 Old Fields, WV 5.5 mi
26833 Maysville, WV 8.2 mi
26743 New Creek, WV 10.0 mi
26852 Purgitsville, WV 10.5 mi
26739 Mount Storm, WV 11.4 mi
26836 Moorefield, WV 11.5 mi
26710 Burlington, WV 11.7 mi
26847 Petersburg, WV 13.4 mi
26717 Elk Garden, WV 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26731?

26731 is in Lahmansville, West Virginia, in Grant County. Its published point location is 39.1499, -79.0642.

What county is 26731 in?

26731 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 26731?

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

What time zone is 26731 in?

26731 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26731?

About 276 people live in ZIP code 26731, in 128 households, at 19.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 26731?

The closest are 26818 (5 mi), 26845 (5.5 mi), 26833 (8.2 mi), 26743 (10 mi) and 26852 (10.5 mi).

Is 26731 a PO Box ZIP code?

26731 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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