First three digits · West Virginia
ZIP Codes Starting with
38 ZIP codes start with 261, sorted at the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in West Virginia: 33 residential ZIP codes across 9 counties and 5 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 261 mean?
The first digit, 2, is one of ten national areas (District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia). The first three, 261, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 261 to the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 261 ZIP codes are Parkersburg, Vienna, New Martinsville, Ravenswood, Washington and Williamstown.
The same facility sorts 22 prefixes, 876 ZIP codes in all: 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 261, 262, 263, 264, 266, 411, 412, 415, 416.
Where are the 261 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 261
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26101 | Parkersburg | Wood County | 28,005 | 909 | $49k | $118k |
| 26102 | Parkersburg | Wood County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 26103 | Parkersburg | Wood County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 26104 | Parkersburg | Wood County | 16,805 | 454 | $54k | $171k |
| 26105 | Vienna | Wood County | 12,107 | 1,016 | $62k | $161k |
| 26106 | Parkersburg | Wood County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 26120 | Mineral Wells | Wood County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 26121 | Mineral Wells | Wood County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 26133 | Belleville | Wood County | 1,210 | 30 | $75k | $224k |
| 26134 | Belmont | Pleasants County | 902 | 1,133 | $48k | $128k |
| 26136 | Big Bend | Calhoun County | 307 | 19 | $43k | $102k |
| 26137 | Big Springs | Gilmer County | 818 | 16 | $26k | – |
| 26138 | Brohard | Calhoun County | 58 | 5 | $116k | $215k |
| 26141 | Creston | Calhoun County | 356 | 9 | $44k | $75k |
| 26142 | Davisville | Wood County | 2,262 | 214 | $63k | $113k |
| 26143 | Elizabeth | Wirt County | 3,363 | 25 | $55k | $95k |
| 26146 | Friendly | Tyler County | 1,215 | 26 | $37k | $167k |
| 26147 | Grantsville | Calhoun County | 2,089 | 45 | $43k | $85k |
| 26148 | Macfarlan | Ritchie County | 164 | 9 | $44k | $85k |
| 26149 | Middlebourne | Tyler County | 2,314 | 32 | $72k | $160k |
| 26150 | Mineral Wells | Wood County | 5,869 | 134 | $62k | $173k |
| 26151 | Mount Zion | Calhoun County | 572 | 22 | $41k | $111k |
| 26152 | Munday | Calhoun County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 26155 | New Martinsville | Wetzel County | 8,003 | 70 | $65k | $151k |
| 26159 | Paden City | Wetzel County | 2,446 | 2,410 | $66k | $104k |
| 26160 | Palestine | Wirt County | 1,163 | 17 | $49k | $181k |
| 26161 | Petroleum | Ritchie County | 415 | 8 | – | $163k |
| 26162 | Porters Falls | Wetzel County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 26164 | Ravenswood | Jackson County | 7,435 | 73 | $45k | $137k |
| 26167 | Reader | Wetzel County | 474 | 14 | $58k | $84k |
| 26169 | Rockport | Wood County | 726 | 28 | $58k | $110k |
| 26170 | Saint Marys | Pleasants County | 5,701 | 53 | $68k | $152k |
| 26175 | Sistersville | Tyler County | 2,991 | 73 | $57k | $119k |
| 26178 | Smithville | Ritchie County | 184 | 5 | $35k | $138k |
| 26180 | Walker | Wood County | 2,106 | 31 | $71k | $117k |
| 26181 | Washington | Wood County | 6,167 | 158 | $74k | $198k |
| 26184 | Waverly | Wood County | 2,352 | 60 | $63k | $166k |
| 26187 | Williamstown | Wood County | 6,060 | 281 | $83k | $198k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.