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26187 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 26187 covers Williamstown, West Virginia, with a population of about 6,100 and a median household income of $80,714.

Population
6,100283 per square mile
Median age
489.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$80,7141.4× the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
6.9%5.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$220,074up 26.2% in five years
Median rent
$865about the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
35.1%about the US average
Homeownership
87%22 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
117

Where 26187 is

Williamstown, 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

Population6,100
Median age48
Family households69.1%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.1%
White (non-Hispanic)96.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.9%
Veterans9.9%
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$80,714
Income per person$42,371
Poverty rate6.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k5.1%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k8.6%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k6.2%
$75–100k17.1%
$100–125k10.4%
$125–150k8.7%
$150–200k6.8%
$200k or more9.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,960
Mean adjusted gross income$91,082
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.1%
Returns, under $25k25.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.9%
Returns, $200k or more6.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$183,100
Median gross rent$865
Rent as a share of household income30.6%
Owner-occupied87%
Vacant homes7.2%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house82.8%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units8.3%
5 to 19 units2.5%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home4.7%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$220,074as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 67%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$220,074$97,477

$97,477 in 2000 to $220,074 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%
High school diploma or higher96.4%
Works from home10.1%
Drives to work alone84.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.4%
Health

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

Obesity40.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.7% 8.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.3% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.6% 8.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.2% 12.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.2% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.3% 3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments117
People employed1,373
Annual payroll$55,264,000
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 62.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.3 out of 100
Community resilience81.9 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.

River flooding88.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought82Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind68.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave43.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave22.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake22.1Very 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$80,714$57,917$78,538
Income per person$42,371$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate6.9%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$183,100$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$865$850$1,348
Homeownership87%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%5.7%5.2%
Works from home10.1%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%1.7%13.9%
Median age4842.738.7
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 stationMARIETTA WWTP, OH US3.6 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January39.5°F / 22.7°F3.49 in rain, 7.2 in snow
February42.9°F / 24.2°F3.14 in rain, 4 in snow
March52.8°F / 30.9°F3.98 in rain, 2.7 in snow
April65.6°F / 40.8°F3.98 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May74.5°F / 51.9°F4.35 in rain
June81.8°F / 60.9°F4.87 in rain
July85.3°F / 65.3°F4.79 in rain
August84.6°F / 63.4°F3.6 in rain
September78.7°F / 56.1°F3.39 in rain
October66.6°F / 43.8°F3.16 in rain
November54°F / 33.8°F2.91 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December43.7°F / 28°F3.61 in rain, 2.1 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket60% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone 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%.

Wood 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

45750 Marietta, OH5.1 km away
26105 Vienna, WV9.7 km away
26184 Waverly, WV9.8 km away
26104 Parkersburg, WV11.8 km away
45729 Fleming, OH13.4 km away
26101 Parkersburg, WV14.8 km away
45714 Belpre, OH16.1 km away
45788 Whipple, OH16.5 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.

Wood County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area21.53 sq mi
Water area2.99 sq mi
Population density283 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.3824, -81.4566

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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