ZIP Code 26261

26261 is one of West Virginia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Richwood, Nicholas County.

City: Richwood
County: Nicholas County
State: West Virginia
Prefix: 262xx

Where this code sits

26261 is part of the 262xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Richwood.

Richwood West Virginia ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 26261 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 26261

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 26261.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 26202	5.1 mi	Fenwick, WV
ZIP code 26681	8.2 mi	Nettie, WV
ZIP code 26676	8.8 mi	Leivasy, WV
ZIP code 26205	8.9 mi	Craigsville, WV
ZIP code 26662	11 mi	Canvas, WV
ZIP code 26208	12 mi	Camden On Gauley, WV
ZIP code 26660	12 mi	Calvin, WV
ZIP code 26206	13 mi	Cowen, 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 26261, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 26261. 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.