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Where 26810 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 26810 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIBgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 26,810 = 2 × 5 × 7 × 383. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110100010111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26808 (High View, WV, 19 mi away) and 26812 (Mathias, WV, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 26810 becomes 01862 — and that is a real ZIP code: North Billerica, MA, 462 miles away.
- 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01826, 01862, 02186, 02816, 02861, 06128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86021 in Colorado City, AZ, 1,868 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south 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 26810 and you would come out at 39.00°S, 101.25°E — 954 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 26m.
- 📏 At 32.6 square miles of land, 26810 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 319This ZIP319 |
|---|---|
| Households | 163This ZIP163 |
| Housing units | 410This ZIP410 |
| Median age | 62.6This ZIP62.6West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $154,600This ZIP$154,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.7%This ZIP24.7% |
| Population density | 9.8 / sq miThis ZIP9.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 13This ZIP13 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 118This ZIP118 |
| Annual payroll | $5,429,000This ZIP$5,429,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 170This ZIP170 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $15,213,000This ZIP$15,213,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 32.58 sq miThis ZIP32.58 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 26810
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
26801 | Baker, WV | 4.9 mi |
26851 | Wardensville, WV | 8.5 mi |
26812 | Mathias, WV | 10.1 mi |
22644 | Maurertown, VA | 11.4 mi |
22810 | Basye, VA | 11.4 mi |
26836 | Moorefield, WV | 11.9 mi |
26755 | Rio, WV | 12.1 mi |
22824 | Edinburg, VA | 12.3 mi |
26714 | Delray, WV | 14.0 mi |
22664 | Woodstock, VA | 14.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 26810?
26810 is in Lost City, West Virginia, in Hardy County. Its published point location is 38.9951, -78.7544.
What county is 26810 in?
26810 lies in Hardy County.
What area code is 26810?
Lost City uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 26810 in?
26810 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 26810?
About 319 people live in ZIP code 26810, in 163 households, at 9.8 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 26810?
The closest are 26801 (4.9 mi), 26851 (8.5 mi), 26812 (10.1 mi), 22644 (11.4 mi) and 22810 (11.4 mi).
Is 26810 a PO Box ZIP code?
26810 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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