ZIP code · Shanks · West Virginia · United States
ZIP code 26761 — Shanks
ZIP code 26761 serves Shanks, West Virginia.
- Postal code
- 26761Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Shanks
- County
- Hampshire FIPS 54027
- State
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.2849, -78.6995 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 513 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 47 / sq mi
- Land area
- 11 sq mi (28.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $25,362
- Per-capita income
- $26,722
- Median age
- 67.8
- Households
- 330
- Housing units
- 412
- Median home value
- $79,700
- Congressional district
- WV-2 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6b (-5 to 0 °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 26761
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 86°F), coldest Jan (avg low 21°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 40 | 44 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 44 |
| Avg low °F | 21 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ROMNEY 1 SW (5.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 26761
- 2 post offices
- 2 places of worship
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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