ZIP 26851 · Wardensville
Who lives in ZIP code 26851 (Wardensville, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wardensville, WV · Hardy County
uszips 2026
People1,870
Median age54.1
Household income$49,776
Home value$212,531
Median rent$820/mo
Poverty19.3%
College degree+16.8%
Commute50 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 945
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
31.0% are 65 or older; 91.3% are adults.
Household income
26.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,204.
Education (adults 25+)
39.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.0%
- Never married
- 20.8%
- Divorced
- 15.2%
- Widowed
- 4.0%
- Family size
- 2.47
- Dual-income families
- 35.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.6%
- Rent burden
- 20.3%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- 8.8%
- Farmers
- 5.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.0%
- Veterans
- 9.6%
- With a disability
- 21.4%
- No health insurance
- 7.5%
- Limited English
- 3.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.