ZIP Code 26638

26638 is one of West Virginia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Shock, Gilmer County.

City: Shock
County: Gilmer County
State: West Virginia
Prefix: 266xx

Where this code sits

26638 is part of the 266xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Shock.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 26638 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 26638

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 26638.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 26636	3.7 mi	Rosedale, WV
ZIP code 25268	5.2 mi	Orma, WV
ZIP code 25261	5.7 mi	Millstone, WV
ZIP code 25235	8.1 mi	Chloe, WV
ZIP code 26151	8.3 mi	Mount Zion, WV
ZIP code 25267	8.9 mi	Normantown, WV
ZIP code 25234	9.1 mi	Arnoldsburg, WV
ZIP code 25141	9.4 mi	Nebo, 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 26638, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 26638. 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.