ZIP code · Wardensville · West Virginia · United States

ZIP code 26851 — Wardensville

ZIP code 26851 serves Wardensville, West Virginia.

Postal code
26851
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Wardensville
County
Hardy FIPS 54031
State
West Virginia
Country
United States
Coordinates
39.0562, -78.6175 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
1,612 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
16 / sq mi
Land area
102 sq mi (264.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$50,179
Per-capita income
$37,352
Median age
54.6
Households
867
Housing units
1,273
Median home value
$195,400
Median gross rent
$846 / month
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)
Area codes
304, 681
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 86°F), coldest Jan (avg low 20°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F424553657381868478675645
Avg low °F202127364655595850393023
Precip in2.32.02.93.13.93.83.73.63.82.92.72.7

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WARDENSVILLE R M FARM (4.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 26851

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.

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