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26047 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 26047 covers New Cumberland, West Virginia, with a population of about 5,404 and a median household income of $63,403.

Population
5,404130 per square mile
Median age
48.59.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$63,4031.1× the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
11.7%0.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$166,658up 17.5% in five years
Median rent
$69219% below the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
17%18 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.4%12.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
42

Where 26047 is

New Cumberland, West Virginia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population5,404
Median age48.5
Family households63.5%
Born outside the US0.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home1%
White (non-Hispanic)93.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino1.6%
Veterans9.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$63,403
Income per person$38,425
Poverty rate11.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k7.6%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k12.1%
$60–75k6.7%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k10.0%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k7.7%
$200k or more7.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,650
Mean adjusted gross income$64,974
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k28.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.7%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$145,500
Median gross rent$692
Rent as a share of household income29%
Owner-occupied77.4%
Vacant homes13.3%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house71.8%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units1.6%
5 to 19 units3.3%
20 or more units2.8%
Mobile home17.7%
Boat, RV or van0.9%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$166,658as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$166,658$87,135

$94,680 in 2008 to $166,658 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher17%
High school diploma or higher85.7%
Works from home8.4%
Drives to work alone81%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity44.7% 11.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.7% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.7% 12.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27% 6.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.3% 8.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis40.3% 15.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.9% 5.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41% 10.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.6% 7.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.5% 5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments42
People employed897
Annual payroll$31,675,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 64.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss57.8 out of 100
Community resilience39.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide91.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding91.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire68.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind62.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado40.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather34.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave19.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave19.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche11.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with West Virginia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPWest VirginiaUnited States
Median household income$63,403$57,917$78,538
Income per person$38,425$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate11.7%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$145,500$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$692$850$1,348
Homeownership77.4%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate5%5.7%5.2%
Works from home8.4%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.4%1.7%13.9%
Median age48.542.738.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNEW CUMBERLAND L/D, WV US3.2 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January36.8°F / 20.9°F3.13 in rain
February39.8°F / 22.4°F2.56 in rain
March48.7°F / 29.3°F3.31 in rain
April62.1°F / 39.5°F3.64 in rain
May71.9°F / 49.4°F4.04 in rain
June79.7°F / 58.5°F4.44 in rain
July83.6°F / 63.3°F4.04 in rain
August82.4°F / 62.4°F3.63 in rain
September76.1°F / 55.7°F3.87 in rain
October64.4°F / 44.2°F3.03 in rain
November51.8°F / 34.3°F2.9 in rain
December41°F / 26.6°F3.1 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket31% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket66% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket31% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Hancock County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

26056 New Manchester, WV1.3 km away
43926 Empire, OH3.2 km away
43961 Stratton, OH3.3 km away
43964 Toronto, OH6.6 km away
26034 Chester, WV8.8 km away
26050 Newell, WV10.2 km away
15043 Georgetown, PA10.2 km away
43968 Wellsville, OH12.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Hancock County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area41.6 sq mi
Water area1.32 sq mi
Population density130 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5228, -80.5901

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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