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26222 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 26222 covers Hacker Valley, West Virginia, with a median household income of $51,058.

Median household income
$51,05812% below the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
8.3%4.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$100,943up 19.5% in five years
Degree or higher
2.7%32.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.9%13.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 26222 is

Hacker Valley, 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

Family households52.6%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)99.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans31.4%
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$51,058
Income per person$27,140
Poverty rate8.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k5.3%
$35–40k8.4%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k21.1%
$50–60k26.3%
$60–75k10.5%
$75–100k5.3%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k13.7%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed200
Mean adjusted gross income$42,620
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k40.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k20.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied78.9%
Vacant homes73.8%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house94.8%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home4.7%
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$100,943as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$100,943$61,441

$61,441 in 2019 to $100,943 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher2.7%
High school diploma or higher74%
Works from home34.6%
Drives to work alone65.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more100%
Health

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

Obesity45% 11.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes22.4% 10.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes28.2% 15 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure53.5% 19.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health37.7% 17.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.3% 1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression32.1% 10.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity46.7% 21.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis47.7% 22.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.3% 8.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease14% 7.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82% 5.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability23.8% 9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD18.3% 11.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist39.8% 21.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability51.2% 20.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity25.3% 8.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps31.5% 17.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability13.9% 7.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol48.5% 12.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability16.8% 8.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.4% 1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.5% 5.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.8% 6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability29.5% 15.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)24% 10.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability8.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.4% 6.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.3% 5.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost34.8% 21.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10% 4.4 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed74
Annual payroll$2,472,000
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 83.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss65 out of 100
Community resilience6.1 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.

Landslide98.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather70Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche64.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm55.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire39.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake27.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado6.9Very 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$51,058$57,917$78,538
Income per person$27,140$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate8.3%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership78.9%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher2.7%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate10.3%5.7%5.2%
Works from home34.6%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%1.7%13.9%
Median age42.738.7
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 stationHACKER VALLEY, WV US3.7 km away
Rain in a year62 in
Snow in a year71 in

Average high and low by month

January38.8°F / 19.1°F4.78 in rain, 22.9 in snow
February42.6°F / 21.2°F4.27 in rain, 16.1 in snow
March50.9°F / 26.9°F5.52 in rain, 11.6 in snow
April63.3°F / 35.5°F5.17 in rain, 1.9 in snow
May70.6°F / 45.2°F6.41 in rain
June77°F / 53.3°F6.39 in rain
July79.8°F / 57.7°F6.73 in rain
August79.2°F / 56.6°F5.17 in rain
September74.3°F / 49.9°F4.29 in rain
October64°F / 38.4°F4.3 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November53.1°F / 28.9°F4 in rain, 4 in snow
December43.1°F / 23.9°F5.17 in rain, 14 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Webster 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status0more vulnerable than 0% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

26215 Cleveland, WV6.8 km away
26217 Diana, WV9.5 km away
26228 Kanawha Head, WV12.2 km away
26230 Pickens, WV14.9 km away
26376 Ireland, WV15.1 km away
26234 Rock Cave, WV15.4 km away
26236 Selbyville, WV17 km away
26288 Webster Springs, WV19.6 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.

Webster County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area77.92 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.6526, -80.3837

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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