ZIP 26847 · Petersburg
Who lives in ZIP code 26847 (Petersburg, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Petersburg, WV · Grant County
uszips 2026
People5,305
Median age50.4
Household income$52,139
Home value$179,929
Median rent$630/mo
Poverty15.8%
College degree+14.4%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 15 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,307
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.3% are 65 or older; 82.0% are adults.
Household income
22.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,232.
Education (adults 25+)
41.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.9%
- Never married
- 23.8%
- Divorced
- 14.8%
- Widowed
- 10.4%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 50.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.7%
- Rent burden
- 34.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.7%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 6.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.9%
- Veterans
- 5.1%
- With a disability
- 19.6%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.