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26761

ZIP 26761 is Shanks, West Virginia, in Hampshire County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hampshire
Metro area
Winchester, VA-WV
Population
425
Coordinates
39.2714, -78.6950
☼ Live from 26761 — Shanks, WV

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Where 26761 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26761
  • 🔢 Type 26761 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgLgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,761 = 7 × 3823. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100010001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26757 (Romney, WV, 5 mi away) and 26763 (Springfield, WV, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26761 becomes 16762, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12766, 16627, 16672, 16726, 17266, 21667, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76621 in Abbott, TX, 1,150 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,058 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26761 and you would come out at 39.27°S, 101.30°E — 960 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 11.0 square miles of land, 26761 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population425This ZIP425
Households305This ZIP305
Housing units371This ZIP371
Median age70.1This ZIP70.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$25,139This ZIP$25,139West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$79,400This ZIP$79,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Population density38.6 / sq miThis ZIP38.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees17This ZIP17
Annual payroll$583,000This ZIP$583,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$11,969,000This ZIP$11,969,000

Land area

Land area11.02 sq miThis ZIP11.02 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 26761

ZIPCityDistance
26704 Augusta, WV 5.1 mi
26757 Romney, WV 5.2 mi
26714 Delray, WV 7.0 mi
26755 Rio, WV 7.5 mi
26865 Yellow Spring, WV 10.8 mi
26852 Purgitsville, WV 11.7 mi
25437 Points, WV 12.2 mi
26711 Capon Bridge, WV 13.5 mi
26763 Springfield, WV 13.9 mi
26823 Capon Springs, WV 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26761?

26761 is in Shanks, West Virginia, in Hampshire County, part of the Winchester, VA-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2714, -78.6950.

What county is 26761 in?

26761 lies in Hampshire County.

What area code is 26761?

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

What time zone is 26761 in?

26761 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26761?

About 425 people live in ZIP code 26761, in 305 households, at 38.6 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 26761?

$25,139 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26761?

The closest are 26704 (5.1 mi), 26757 (5.2 mi), 26714 (7 mi), 26755 (7.5 mi) and 26865 (10.8 mi).

Is 26761 a PO Box ZIP code?

26761 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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