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26739

ZIP 26739 is Mount Storm, West Virginia, in Grant County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Grant
Metro area
none
Population
702
Coordinates
39.2146, -79.2603
☼ Live from 26739 — Mount Storm, WV

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26739
  • 🔢 Type 26739 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GELgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,739 = 3 × 3 × 2971. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100001110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26731 (Lahmansville, WV, 11 mi away) and 26743 (New Creek, WV, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26739 becomes 93762, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23967, 23976, 27936, 29376, 29673, 32697, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96372 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,587 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,029 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26739 and you would come out at 39.21°S, 100.74°E — 985 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 84.4 square miles of land, 26739 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population702This ZIP702
Households254This ZIP254
Housing units546This ZIP546
Median age47.5This ZIP47.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$42,000This ZIP$42,000West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$121,900This ZIP$121,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher6.4%This ZIP6.4%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density8.3 / sq miThis ZIP8.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees369This ZIP369
Annual payroll$34,759,000This ZIP$34,759,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$20,792,000This ZIP$20,792,000

Land area

Land area84.38 sq miThis ZIP84.38 sq mi
Water area2.48 sq miThis ZIP2.48 sq mi

ZIP codes near 26739

ZIPCityDistance
26720 Gormania, WV 5.8 mi
26707 Bayard, WV 7.6 mi
26833 Maysville, WV 8.6 mi
26717 Elk Garden, WV 9.2 mi
26743 New Creek, WV 11.3 mi
26731 Lahmansville, WV 11.4 mi
26260 Davis, WV 12.2 mi
21538 Kitzmiller, MD 13.6 mi
21550 Oakland, MD 14.1 mi
26716 Eglon, WV 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26739?

26739 is in Mount Storm, West Virginia, in Grant County. Its published point location is 39.2146, -79.2603.

What county is 26739 in?

26739 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 26739?

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

What time zone is 26739 in?

26739 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26739?

About 702 people live in ZIP code 26739, in 254 households, at 8.3 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 26739?

$42,000 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26739?

The closest are 26720 (5.8 mi), 26707 (7.6 mi), 26833 (8.6 mi), 26717 (9.2 mi) and 26743 (11.3 mi).

Is 26739 a PO Box ZIP code?

26739 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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