ZIP Code 26178

26178 is one of West Virginia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Smithville, Ritchie County.

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

Where this code sits

26178 is part of the 261xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Smithville.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 26178 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 26178

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 26178.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 26362	5.6 mi	Harrisville, WV
ZIP code 26137	5.7 mi	Big Springs, WV
ZIP code 26148	6.3 mi	Macfarlan, WV
ZIP code 26138	6.6 mi	Brohard, WV
ZIP code 26136	7.7 mi	Big Bend, WV
ZIP code 26327	8.4 mi	Berea, WV
ZIP code 26152	8.8 mi	Munday, WV
ZIP code 26147	9.3 mi	Grantsville, 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 26178, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 26178. 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.