ZIP code · Elkins · West Virginia · United States
ZIP code 26241 — Elkins
ZIP code 26241 serves Elkins, West Virginia.
- Postal code
- 26241Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Elkins
- County
- Randolph FIPS 54083
- State
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.9253, -79.8471 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 14,221 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 136 / sq mi
- Land area
- 104.7 sq mi (271.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $53,102
- Per-capita income
- $30,863
- Median age
- 44.7
- Households
- 5,645
- Housing units
- 6,807
- Median home value
- $143,100
- Median gross rent
- $831 / month
- Congressional district
- WV-2 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6a (-10 to -5 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 26241
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low 20°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 42 | 45 | 54 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Avg low °F | 20 | 22 | 29 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ELKINS RANDOLPH CO AP (2.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 26241
- 17 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 11 hospitals & clinics
- 4 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 31 restaurants & cafés
- 3 bars & pubs
- 10 parks
- 1 playgrounds
- 3 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 27 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 17 gas stations
- 2 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page