ZIP code · Wheeling · West Virginia · United States

ZIP code 26003 — Wheeling

ZIP code 26003 serves Wheeling, West Virginia.

Postal code
26003
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Wheeling
County
Ohio FIPS 54069
State
West Virginia
Country
United States
Coordinates
40.1027, -80.6476 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
40,445 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
444 / sq mi
Land area
91.1 sq mi (236 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$58,625
Per-capita income
$38,887
Median age
45.7
Households
18,193
Housing units
20,853
Median home value
$164,500
Median gross rent
$823 / 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 (from the nearest rate centre)
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 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low 22°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F374049627280838276655242
Avg low °F222330405060646357453528
Precip in3.22.53.43.54.04.53.73.93.62.82.93.2

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: PIKE ISLAND(LOCK & DAM) (4.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 26003

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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