26162 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 26162 covers Porters Falls, West Virginia, with a population of about 0.
- Population
- 0
- Time zone
- Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Where 26162 is
Porters Falls, 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
| Population | 0 |
|---|
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 97.4% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively High |
| Expected annual loss | 93.5 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 55.3 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.
| River flooding | 99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Landslide | 99Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 93.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Drought | 88.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 75.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 70.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Strong wind | 66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 63.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 57.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 55.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 43.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 37.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 33.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 29.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Avalanche | 18.4Very 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 ZIP | West Virginia | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | — | $57,917 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | — | $32,949 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | — | 16.6% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $155,600 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $850 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 74.3% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | 23.3% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 8% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | — | 1.7% | 13.9% |
| Median age | — | 42.7 | 38.7 |
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 station | HANNIBAL LOCKS & DAM, OH US12.4 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 45 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 38.3°F / 20.4°F3.67 in rain |
|---|---|
| February | 41.8°F / 22.2°F3.13 in rain |
| March | 51°F / 28.7°F3.89 in rain |
| April | 63.9°F / 37.8°F3.9 in rain |
| May | 72.6°F / 48.3°F4.5 in rain |
| June | 80°F / 57.3°F4.51 in rain |
| July | 83.3°F / 62°F4.67 in rain |
| August | 82.8°F / 61°F3.58 in rain |
| September | 77°F / 54.4°F3.7 in rain |
| October | 65.5°F / 42.7°F3.04 in rain |
| November | 53°F / 32°F2.85 in rain |
| December | 42.5°F / 25.7°F3.58 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 supermarket | 100% of this ZIP code's area |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
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%.
| Wetzel County School District | 100% 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 vulnerability | 58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 3.7 out of 20Least walkable |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 26167 Reader, WV | 2.2 km away |
|---|---|
| 26419 Pine Grove, WV | 9.4 km away |
| 26155 New Martinsville, WV | 11.2 km away |
| 26377 Jacksonburg, WV | 12.1 km away |
| 43931 Hannibal, OH | 12.7 km away |
| 26159 Paden City, WV | 13.2 km away |
| 26149 Middlebourne, WV | 14.8 km away |
| 43946 Sardis, OH | 15 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.
| Wetzel County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 1.18 sq mi |
| Water area | 0.06 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 39.5798, -80.7762 |
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.