ZIP 26542 · Masontown
Who lives in ZIP code 26542 (Masontown, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Masontown, WV · Preston County
uszips 2026
People2,067
Median age44.8
Household income$54,375
Home value$145,558
Median rent$883/mo
Poverty15.8%
College degree+19.4%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Morgantown, WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 22 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 890
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.1% are 65 or older; 79.3% are adults.
Household income
18.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,678.
Education (adults 25+)
55.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.5%
- Never married
- 30.1%
- Divorced
- 8.9%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 2.66
- Dual-income families
- 40.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.3%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 56% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.5%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 9.1%
- Farmers
- 3.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.3%
- Veterans
- 10.1%
- With a disability
- 22.1%
- No health insurance
- 7.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.