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26147 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 26147 covers Grantsville, West Virginia, with a population of about 1,873 and a median household income of $41,929.

Population
1,87341 per square mile
Median age
467.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$41,92928% below the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
25.1%12.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$88,168up 8.2% in five years
Degree or higher
14.3%20.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.9%15.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
41

Where 26147 is

Grantsville, 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

Population1,873
Median age46
Family households60%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.2%
White (non-Hispanic)98%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino0.1%
Veterans10.3%
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$41,929
Income per person$28,554
Poverty rate25.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.5%
$10–15k9.7%
$15–20k6.3%
$20–25k5.4%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k10.0%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k15.8%
$60–75k13.3%
$75–100k0.5%
$100–125k3.4%
$125–150k0.2%
$150–200k6.8%
$200k or more1.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed650
Mean adjusted gross income$48,674
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k38.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$95,000
Rent as a share of household income18.1%
Owner-occupied80.9%
Vacant homes21.4%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house77.3%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units1.5%
20 or more units2.7%
Mobile home15.6%
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$88,168as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 8.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$88,168$58,550

$58,550 in 2019 to $88,168 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%
High school diploma or higher83.6%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone93.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.9%
Health

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

Obesity40.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes21.5% 9.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes26.1% 12.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure52.2% 18.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health34.3% 14 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.7% 8.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity41.4% 16 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis46.8% 21.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.4% 8.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.9% 6.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.7% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD16.7% 10.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.7% 13.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability48.4% 17.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.2% 5.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps27.6% 13.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.7% 6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol47.3% 11.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability14.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.9% 2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability27.1% 13.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)22.3% 8.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14% 5.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost27.2% 14.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.7% 3.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments41
People employed460
Annual payroll$18,796,000
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 88.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81 out of 100
Community resilience26.9 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.

Landslide98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought79.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail73.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave65.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane59.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche5.1Very 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$41,929$57,917$78,538
Income per person$28,554$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate25.1%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$95,000$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership80.9%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate8.4%5.7%5.2%
Works from home0%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%1.7%13.9%
Median age4642.738.7
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 stationGRANTSVILLE 1ESE, WV US2.6 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January42.1°F / 21.1°F3.73 in rain
February45.8°F / 22.9°F3.35 in rain
March54.8°F / 28.7°F4.27 in rain
April67.8°F / 38.4°F3.91 in rain
May75.9°F / 49.4°F5.59 in rain
June82.9°F / 58.5°F5.34 in rain
July85.8°F / 63.1°F5.36 in rain
August85.3°F / 61.6°F3.94 in rain
September79.8°F / 54.2°F3.67 in rain
October68.3°F / 41.6°F3.56 in rain
November56.7°F / 31.1°F3.12 in rain
December45.6°F / 25.5°F3.9 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 supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket8% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Calhoun County School District92.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Gilmer County School District7.7% 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 vulnerability61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

26137 Big Springs, WV5.9 km away
26136 Big Bend, WV6.8 km away
26151 Mount Zion, WV12.5 km away
25267 Normantown, WV13 km away
26152 Munday, WV13.9 km away
26141 Creston, WV13.9 km away
25234 Arnoldsburg, WV14 km away
26138 Brohard, WV14.3 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.

Calhoun County92.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Gilmer County7.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area46.1 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq mi
Population density41 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9324, -81.0763

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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