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26845

ZIP 26845 is Old Fields, West Virginia, in Hardy County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hardy
Metro area
none
Population
1,015
Coordinates
39.1645, -78.9642
☼ Live from 26845 — Old Fields, WV

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Where 26845 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26845
  • 🔢 Type 26845 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShBgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,845 = 5 × 7 × 13 × 59. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100011011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26838 (Milam, WV, 25 mi away) and 26847 (Petersburg, WV, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26845 becomes 54862 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ojibwa, WI, 769 miles away.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24586, 24658, 25846, 25864, 28456, 28465, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85246 in Chandler, AZ, 1,866 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,045 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26845 and you would come out at 39.16°S, 101.04°E — 969 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 29.3 square miles of land, 26845 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,015This ZIP1,015
Households326This ZIP326
Housing units359This ZIP359
Median age26.4This ZIP26.4West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$64,583This ZIP$64,583West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$134,200This ZIP$134,200West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,526This ZIP$1,526West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.2%This ZIP39.2%
Mean commute17.6 minThis ZIP17.6 min
Population density34.6 / sq miThis ZIP34.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$1,252,000This ZIP$1,252,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$25,022,000This ZIP$25,022,000

Land area

Land area29.32 sq miThis ZIP29.32 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

ZIP codes near 26845

ZIPCityDistance
26731 Lahmansville, WV 5.5 mi
26818 Fisher, WV 6.0 mi
26852 Purgitsville, WV 6.3 mi
26710 Burlington, WV 9.5 mi
26743 New Creek, WV 10.7 mi
26836 Moorefield, WV 11.5 mi
26801 Baker, WV 11.6 mi
26755 Rio, WV 11.8 mi
26833 Maysville, WV 13.5 mi
26757 Romney, WV 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26845?

26845 is in Old Fields, West Virginia, in Hardy County. Its published point location is 39.1645, -78.9642.

What county is 26845 in?

26845 lies in Hardy County.

What area code is 26845?

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

What time zone is 26845 in?

26845 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26845?

About 1,015 people live in ZIP code 26845, in 326 households, at 34.6 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 26845?

$64,583 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26845?

The closest are 26731 (5.5 mi), 26818 (6 mi), 26852 (6.3 mi), 26710 (9.5 mi) and 26743 (10.7 mi).

Is 26845 a PO Box ZIP code?

26845 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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