ZIP 26456 · West Union
Who lives in ZIP code 26456 (West Union, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Union, WV · Doddridge County
uszips 2026
People2,998
Median age50.7
Household income$58,000
Home value$136,159
Median rent$816/mo
Poverty20.8%
College degree+16.3%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Clarksburg, WV (micro)
- Wider region
- Fairmont-Clarksburg, WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,132
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.7% are 65 or older; 85.3% are adults.
Household income
31.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,406.
Education (adults 25+)
38.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.1%
- Never married
- 28.6%
- Divorced
- 8.9%
- Widowed
- 8.4%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 39.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.7%
- Unemployment
- 9.1%
- Self-employed
- 8.5%
- Farmers
- 7.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.2%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 20.4%
- No health insurance
- 9.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.