ZIP 26610 · Birch River
Who lives in ZIP code 26610 (Birch River, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Birch River, WV · Nicholas County
uszips 2026
People723
Median age59.2
Household income$37,165
Home value$89,356
Median rent$825/mo
Poverty12.0%
College degree+16.7%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 395
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
41.9% are 65 or older; 82.2% are adults.
Household income
8.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,344.
Education (adults 25+)
21.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.3%
- Never married
- 17.5%
- Divorced
- 23.5%
- Widowed
- 12.6%
- Family size
- 2.54
- Dual-income families
- 23.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.2%
- Rent burden
- 87.1%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 44.2%
- Unemployment
- 10.3%
- Self-employed
- 8.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 16.3%
- With a disability
- 16.9%
- No health insurance
- 5.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.