| City: | Fairmont, West Virginia |
| City Alias: | Monongah, Whitehall |
| Names to Avoid: | Pleasant Valley |
| County: | Marion County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:48:27 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 304 / 681 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 39.4850, -80.1426 |
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ZIP code 26555 serves a compact downtown commercial district in Fairmont, West Virginia. It's a point-only ZIP contained entirely within the larger 26554 ZIP code. There's no residential population counted within its boundaries, but it hosts a concentrated business community with 19 establishments employing 542 workers.
The post office here maintains 278 PO Boxes serving 173 business accounts. Mail delivery follows an urban pattern with 2 city carrier routes covering just two streets: Madison Street and Merchant Street. Both streets have unit-based addressing, indicating multi-tenant commercial buildings typical of a downtown core.
This isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Street delivery is available, and the enclosing 26554 ZIP provides residential coverage for the broader Fairmont area. The 26555 ZIP accepts mail addressed to Fairmont, Monongah, or Whitehall as valid mailing names. Pleasant Valley is recognized but doesn't work as a mailing address.
For businesses in downtown Fairmont, the 26555 post office offers convenient PO Box service in a walkable location. The high ratio of PO Boxes (278) to businesses (173) suggests some individual use alongside commercial accounts.
Two downtown streets with unit-based addressing serve this compact commercial district.
ZIP Code 26555 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 19 business establishments, employing about 591 people with an annual payroll of $36,059,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,313Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 19Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $9,421,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $36,059,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 591Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 26555 is located in Marion County, West Virginia, within the Fairmont, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 21900) and West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 56,418 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 26555. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Fairmont, WVSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 21900Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 56,418Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 8017.31 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5426452Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Fairmont city; West VirginiaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 26555 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.