ZIP 26852 · Purgitsville
Who lives in ZIP code 26852 (Purgitsville, WV): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Purgitsville, WV · Hampshire County
uszips 2026
People1,029
Median age47.8
Household income$63,221
Home value$220,946
Median rent—
Poverty2.6%
College degree+14.9%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Winchester, VA-WV
- Wider region
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 397
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.5% are 65 or older; 84.0% are adults.
Household income
34.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,239.
Education (adults 25+)
68.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.3%
- Never married
- 18.8%
- Divorced
- 26.6%
- Widowed
- 16.4%
- Family size
- 3.30
- Dual-income families
- 48.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 97.7%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 11.4%
- Farmers
- 14.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 5.7%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 20.2%
- No health insurance
- 3.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.