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26852

ZIP 26852 is Purgitsville, West Virginia, mostly in Hampshire County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hampshire +2 more
Metro area
Winchester, VA-WV
Population
1,029
Coordinates
39.2454, -78.9106
☼ Live from 26852 — Purgitsville, WV

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Where 26852 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 26852
  • 🔢 Type 26852 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSBgZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 26,852 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 137. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100011100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 26851 (Wardensville, WV, 21 mi away) and 26855 (Cabins, WV, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 26852 becomes 25862 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lansing, WV, 140 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25268, 25286, 25628, 25826, 25862, 26285, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85226 in Chandler, AZ, 1,874 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,047 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 26852 and you would come out at 39.25°S, 101.09°E — 969 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 46.9 square miles of land, 26852 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,029This ZIP1,029
Households397This ZIP397
Housing units587This ZIP587
Median age47.8This ZIP47.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$63,221This ZIP$63,221West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$218,300This ZIP$218,300West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density21.9 / sq miThis ZIP21.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed350This ZIP350
Total adjusted gross income$18,884,000This ZIP$18,884,000

Land area

Land area46.94 sq miThis ZIP46.94 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 26852 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hampshire County 74.3%
Hardy County 14.2%
Mineral County 11.6%

ZIP codes near 26852

ZIPCityDistance
26710 Burlington, WV 4.9 mi
26845 Old Fields, WV 6.3 mi
26757 Romney, WV 9.2 mi
26743 New Creek, WV 9.4 mi
26755 Rio, WV 10.3 mi
26731 Lahmansville, WV 10.5 mi
26726 Keyser, WV 11.6 mi
26761 Shanks, WV 11.7 mi
26818 Fisher, WV 12.3 mi
26801 Baker, WV 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 26852?

26852 is in Purgitsville, West Virginia, in Hampshire County, part of the Winchester, VA-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2454, -78.9106.

What county is 26852 in?

26852 spans 3 counties: Hampshire County, Hardy County and Mineral County. Most of it falls in Hampshire 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 26852?

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

What time zone is 26852 in?

26852 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 26852?

About 1,029 people live in ZIP code 26852, in 397 households, at 21.9 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 26852?

$63,221 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 26852?

The closest are 26710 (4.9 mi), 26845 (6.3 mi), 26757 (9.2 mi), 26743 (9.4 mi) and 26755 (10.3 mi).

Is 26852 a PO Box ZIP code?

26852 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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