First three digits · West Virginia
ZIP Codes Starting with
54 ZIP codes start with 262, sorted at the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in West Virginia: 52 residential ZIP codes across 8 counties and 2 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 262 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, 262, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 262 to the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 262 ZIP codes are Buckhannon, Elkins, Belington, Webster Springs, Parsons and Craigsville.
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 262 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 262
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26201 | Buckhannon | Upshur County | 18,689 | 106 | $54k | $174k |
| 26202 | Fenwick | Nicholas County | 457 | 26 | $76k | $104k |
| 26203 | Erbacon | Webster County | 312 | 8 | $26k | <$10k |
| 26205 | Craigsville | Nicholas County | 2,957 | 130 | $37k | $81k |
| 26206 | Cowen | Webster County | 2,807 | 25 | $44k | $78k |
| 26208 | Camden On Gauley | Webster County | 893 | 22 | $50k | $69k |
| 26209 | Snowshoe | Pocahontas County | 63 | 2 | $36k | $234k |
| 26210 | Adrian | Upshur County | 124 | 438 | – | – |
| 26215 | Cleveland | Webster County | 166 | 40 | $84k | – |
| 26217 | Diana | Webster County | 283 | 10 | – | $138k |
| 26218 | French Creek | Upshur County | 2,883 | 42 | $59k | $144k |
| 26219 | Frenchton | Upshur County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 26222 | Hacker Valley | Webster County | 309 | 4 | $48k | $58k |
| 26224 | Helvetia | Randolph County | 311 | 10 | $23k | $57k |
| 26228 | Kanawha Head | Upshur County | 42 | 5 | – | – |
| 26229 | Lorentz | Upshur County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 26230 | Pickens | Randolph County | 37 | 1 | – | – |
| 26234 | Rock Cave | Upshur County | 1,045 | 23 | $61k | $207k |
| 26236 | Selbyville | Randolph County | 19 | 2 | – | – |
| 26237 | Tallmansville | Upshur County | 579 | 16 | $81k | $118k |
| 26238 | Volga | Barbour County | 1,107 | 53 | $48k | $133k |
| 26241 | Elkins | Randolph County | 14,102 | 135 | $51k | $152k |
| 26250 | Belington | Barbour County | 5,322 | 58 | $48k | $112k |
| 26253 | Beverly | Randolph County | 2,589 | 43 | $66k | $124k |
| 26254 | Bowden | Randolph County | 137 | 1 | $74k | $203k |
| 26257 | Coalton | Randolph County | 820 | 52 | $79k | $121k |
| 26259 | Dailey | Randolph County | 113 | 9 | $66k | $188k |
| 26260 | Davis | Tucker County | 1,194 | 8 | $96k | $237k |
| 26261 | Richwood | Greenbrier County | 2,760 | 17 | $34k | $75k |
| 26263 | Dryfork | Randolph County | 206 | 6 | – | $85k |
| 26264 | Durbin | Pocahontas County | 618 | 9 | $58k | $159k |
| 26266 | Upperglade | Webster County | 217 | 54 | – | – |
| 26267 | Ellamore | Randolph County | 650 | 28 | $96k | $309k |
| 26268 | Glady | Randolph County | 34 | 1 | – | – |
| 26269 | Hambleton | Tucker County | 843 | 36 | $66k | $157k |
| 26270 | Harman | Randolph County | 934 | 8 | $60k | $168k |
| 26271 | Hendricks | Tucker County | 299 | 13 | $41k | – |
| 26273 | Huttonsville | Randolph County | 1,964 | 20 | $40k | $153k |
| 26275 | Junior | Barbour County | 520 | 115 | – | $68k |
| 26276 | Kerens | Randolph County | 797 | 34 | $63k | $156k |
| 26278 | Mabie | Randolph County | 622 | 9 | $55k | $116k |
| 26280 | Mill Creek | Randolph County | 1,390 | 20 | $46k | $134k |
| 26282 | Monterville | Randolph County | 205 | 3 | – | – |
| 26283 | Montrose | Randolph County | 1,410 | 27 | $76k | $154k |
| 26285 | Norton | Randolph County | 261 | 20 | – | $97k |
| 26287 | Parsons | Tucker County | 3,034 | 20 | $52k | $138k |
| 26288 | Webster Springs | Webster County | 3,148 | 13 | $35k | $80k |
| 26289 | Red Creek | Tucker County | 11 | 3 | – | – |
| 26291 | Slatyfork | Pocahontas County | 12 | 0 | – | – |
| 26292 | Thomas | Tucker County | 789 | 28 | $53k | $152k |
| 26293 | Valley Bend | Randolph County | 661 | 115 | – | – |
| 26294 | Valley Head | Randolph County | 744 | 12 | $49k | $89k |
| 26296 | Whitmer | Randolph County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 26298 | Bergoo | Webster County | 20 | 1 | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.