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26228 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 26228 covers Kanawha Head, West Virginia, with a population of about 0.

Population
0
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 26228 is

Kanawha Head, 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

Population0
Health

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

Obesity35.4% 2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes19.3% 7.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.9% 7.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure51.2% 17.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29% 8.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity38.1% 12.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis43.4% 18.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83% 8.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.5% 6.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.7% 6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.5% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.1% 6.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability45.2% 14.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability13.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol47.8% 11.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability23.4% 9.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.2% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost29.8% 16.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed10
Annual payroll$679,000
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 73.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss64.7 out of 100
Community resilience34.3 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.

Landslide98.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave78.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind67.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake27.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche16.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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$57,917$78,538
Income per person$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate16.6%12.4%
Median home value$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%5.2%
Works from home8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%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 stationROCK CAVE 2 NE, WV US11.9 km away
Rain in a year56 in
Snow in a year55 in

Average high and low by month

January39°F / 22°F4.52 in rain, 16.9 in snow
February42.2°F / 24.5°F4.05 in rain, 11.3 in snow
March51°F / 31.2°F4.85 in rain, 10.3 in snow
April63.2°F / 41°F4.77 in rain, 2 in snow
May70.2°F / 50.4°F5.76 in rain
June76.5°F / 58.6°F5.14 in rain
July79.7°F / 62.4°F6.06 in rain
August78.4°F / 60.7°F5.05 in rain
September73.6°F / 53.9°F3.68 in rain
October63.1°F / 42.9°F4.11 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November52.6°F / 34.1°F3.75 in rain, 2.6 in snow
December43.5°F / 27.7°F4.67 in rain, 11.8 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%.

Upshur 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status0more vulnerable than 0% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% 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.

26234 Rock Cave, WV5.3 km away
26215 Cleveland, WV5.6 km away
26376 Ireland, WV7.5 km away
26236 Selbyville, WV11.8 km away
26222 Hacker Valley, WV12.2 km away
26343 Crawford, WV13.5 km away
26447 Walkersville, WV13.6 km away
26230 Pickens, WV18.3 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.

Upshur County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area9.06 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.7618, -80.3727

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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