ZIP 26070 · Wellsburg
Who lives in ZIP code 26070 (Wellsburg, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wellsburg, WV · Brooke County
uszips 2026
People7,741
Median age49.2
Household income$52,359
Home value$141,085
Median rent$613/mo
Poverty15.4%
College degree+23.2%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
- Wider region
- Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 75 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,382
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.6% are 65 or older; 81.0% are adults.
Household income
22.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,721.
Education (adults 25+)
37.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.6%
- Never married
- 27.1%
- Divorced
- 15.1%
- Widowed
- 8.2%
- Family size
- 2.77
- Dual-income families
- 31.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.9%
- Rent burden
- 21.7%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.0%
- Unemployment
- 8.1%
- Self-employed
- 7.7%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.5%
- Veterans
- 7.3%
- With a disability
- 21.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.