ZIP Code 26161

26161 is one of West Virginia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Petroleum, Ritchie County.

City: Petroleum
County: Ritchie County
State: West Virginia
Prefix: 261xx

Where this code sits

26161 is part of the 261xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Petroleum.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 26161 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 26161

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 26161.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 26337	6.1 mi	Cairo, WV
ZIP code 26148	7.3 mi	Macfarlan, WV
ZIP code 26180	7.8 mi	Walker, WV
ZIP code 26138	10 mi	Brohard, WV
ZIP code 26362	11 mi	Harrisville, WV
ZIP code 26143	12 mi	Elizabeth, WV
ZIP code 26152	12 mi	Munday, WV
ZIP code 26178	12 mi	Smithville, WV

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 26161, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 26161. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.