ZIP 26261 · Richwood
Who lives in ZIP code 26261 (Richwood, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Richwood, WV · Greenbrier County
uszips 2026
People2,760
Median age46.6
Household income$33,750
Home value$74,766
Median rent$677/mo
Poverty24.0%
College degree+15.5%
Commute40 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,036
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.4% are 65 or older; 83.3% are adults.
Household income
13.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $25,586.
Education (adults 25+)
32.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.0%
- Never married
- 22.3%
- Divorced
- 28.6%
- Widowed
- 12.1%
- Family size
- 3.79
- Dual-income families
- 29.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.6%
- Rent burden
- 37.5%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 44.4%
- Unemployment
- 13.0%
- Self-employed
- 7.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 3.7%
- Veterans
- 9.7%
- With a disability
- 30.2%
- No health insurance
- 6.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.