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26753

ZIP 26753 is Ridgeley, West Virginia, in Mineral County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mineral
Metro area
Cumberland, MD-WV
Population
5,960
Coordinates
39.5614, -78.7678
☼ Live from 26753 — Ridgeley, WV

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Where 26753 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26753
  • 🔢 Type 26753 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESLgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,753 = 31 × 863. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100010000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26750 (Piedmont, WV, 16 mi away) and 26755 (Rio, WV, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26753 becomes 35762 — and that is a real ZIP code: Normal, AL, 541 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25637, 26537, 27356, 27536, 27563, 27635, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57623 in Dupree, SD, 1,224 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,051 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26753 and you would come out at 39.56°S, 101.23°E — 972 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 25.8 square miles of land, 26753 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,960This ZIP5,960
Households2,576This ZIP2,576
Housing units2,752This ZIP2,752
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$73,694This ZIP$73,694West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$213,100This ZIP$213,100West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$958This ZIP$958West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density231.1 / sq miThis ZIP231.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments77This ZIP77
Employees452This ZIP452
Annual payroll$17,366,000This ZIP$17,366,000
Tax returns filed2,890This ZIP2,890
Total adjusted gross income$214,365,000This ZIP$214,365,000

Land area

Land area25.79 sq miThis ZIP25.79 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 26753

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ZIP codes near 26753

ZIPCityDistance
21560 Spring Gap, MD 3.3 mi
26767 Wiley Ford, WV 3.8 mi
21556 Pinto, MD 4.1 mi
21504 Cumberland, MD 4.3 mi
26719 Fort Ashby, WV 4.4 mi
21505 Cumberland, MD 4.6 mi
21502 Cumberland, MD 5.6 mi
21501 Cumberland, MD 6.3 mi
21503 Cumberland, MD 6.3 mi
26763 Springfield, WV 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26753?

26753 is in Ridgeley, West Virginia, in Mineral County, part of the Cumberland, MD-WV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5614, -78.7678.

What county is 26753 in?

26753 lies in Mineral County.

What area code is 26753?

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

What time zone is 26753 in?

26753 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26753?

About 5,960 people live in ZIP code 26753, in 2,576 households, at 231.1 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 26753?

$73,694 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26753?

The closest are 21560 (3.3 mi), 26767 (3.8 mi), 21556 (4.1 mi), 21504 (4.3 mi) and 26719 (4.4 mi).

Is 26753 a PO Box ZIP code?

26753 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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