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26743

ZIP 26743 is New Creek, 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
2,216
Coordinates
39.2939, -79.0753
☼ Live from 26743 — New Creek, WV

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Where 26743 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26743
  • 🔢 Type 26743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,743 = 47 × 569. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100001110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26739 (Mount Storm, WV, 11 mi away) and 26750 (Piedmont, WV, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26743 becomes 34762 — and that is a real ZIP code: Okahumpka, FL, 746 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23467, 24637, 24736, 26347, 26374, 26437, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76432 in Blanket, TX, 1,218 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,038 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26743 and you would come out at 39.29°S, 100.92°E — 978 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 72.1 square miles of land, 26743 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,216This ZIP2,216
Households895This ZIP895
Housing units1,007This ZIP1,007
Median age47.8This ZIP47.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$61,331This ZIP$61,331West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$198,100This ZIP$198,100West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%This ZIP12.8%
Mean commute37.8 minThis ZIP37.8 min
Population density30.7 / sq miThis ZIP30.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees55This ZIP55
Annual payroll$1,557,000This ZIP$1,557,000
Tax returns filed720This ZIP720
Total adjusted gross income$44,585,000This ZIP$44,585,000

Land area

Land area72.13 sq miThis ZIP72.13 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 26743 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mineral County 50.6%
Grant County 49.4%

ZIP codes near 26743

ZIPCityDistance
26710 Burlington, WV 5.8 mi
26717 Elk Garden, WV 6.4 mi
26726 Keyser, WV 8.9 mi
26852 Purgitsville, WV 9.4 mi
26731 Lahmansville, WV 10.0 mi
26845 Old Fields, WV 10.7 mi
21538 Kitzmiller, MD 11.3 mi
26739 Mount Storm, WV 11.3 mi
26750 Piedmont, WV 12.8 mi
21540 Luke, MD 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26743?

26743 is in New Creek, West Virginia, in Mineral County, part of the Cumberland, MD-WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2939, -79.0753.

What county is 26743 in?

26743 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 26743?

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

What time zone is 26743 in?

26743 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26743?

About 2,216 people live in ZIP code 26743, in 895 households, at 30.7 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 26743?

$61,331 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26743?

The closest are 26710 (5.8 mi), 26717 (6.4 mi), 26726 (8.9 mi), 26852 (9.4 mi) and 26731 (10 mi).

Is 26743 a PO Box ZIP code?

26743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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