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26269 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 26269 covers Hambleton, West Virginia, with a population of about 983 and a median household income of $62,917.

Population
98342 per square mile
Median age
53.514.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,9171.1× the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
3.5%8.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$151,050up 4.9% in five years
Degree or higher
18.7%16.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
98.3%33.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 26269 is

Hambleton, 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

Population983
Median age53.5
Family households57.3%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.5%
White (non-Hispanic)96.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino0.8%
Veterans9.1%
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$62,917
Income per person$39,930
Poverty rate3.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k4.8%
$25–30k9.8%
$30–35k6.2%
$35–40k7.7%
$40–45k2.1%
$45–50k8.1%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k5.6%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k10.0%
$125–150k10.2%
$150–200k6.9%
$200k or more6.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed430
Mean adjusted gross income$54,160
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k32.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$155,100
Owner-occupied98.3%
Vacant homes15.3%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house92.8%
Mobile home7.2%
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$151,050as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 4.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$167,936$113,575

$113,575 in 2019 to $151,050 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%
High school diploma or higher85.9%
Works from home1.2%
Drives to work alone77.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.5%
Health

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

Obesity39.6% 6.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.9% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.1% 13 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30% 8.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis41.5% 16.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.3% 1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.1% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.6% 8.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.3% 1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45% 8.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.8% 3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.8% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.8% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.8% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed7
Annual payroll$520,000
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 66.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss58.6 out of 100
Community resilience48.5 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.

Landslide95.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding90.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind67.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave62.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche58.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane57Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought52.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado29.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake22.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave1.9Very 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$62,917$57,917$78,538
Income per person$39,930$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate3.5%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$155,100$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership98.3%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%5.7%5.2%
Works from home1.2%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%1.7%13.9%
Median age53.542.738.7
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 stationPARSONS 3 SE, WV US1.4 km away
Rain in a year55 in
Snow in a year55 in

Average high and low by month

January39.4°F / 22.1°F3.81 in rain, 16.8 in snow
February43°F / 23.9°F3.88 in rain, 15 in snow
March51.7°F / 30.6°F4.45 in rain, 9.2 in snow
April64.3°F / 39.5°F4.64 in rain, 1.6 in snow
May72.8°F / 50°F5.79 in rain
June79.5°F / 58.3°F5.95 in rain
July83°F / 62.8°F5.79 in rain
August81.9°F / 61.9°F4.75 in rain
September76.1°F / 54.9°F4.04 in rain
October65.2°F / 42.9°F3.94 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November53.3°F / 32.7°F3.6 in rain, 3.3 in snow
December43.3°F / 26.8°F4.37 in rain, 9.3 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 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%.

Tucker 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

26271 Hendricks, WV1.5 km away
26287 Parsons, WV3.3 km away
26289 Red Creek, WV8.1 km away
26283 Montrose, WV12.6 km away
26276 Kerens, WV12.6 km away
26292 Thomas, WV14.4 km away
26260 Davis, WV16.3 km away
26254 Bowden, WV20.1 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.

Tucker County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area23.41 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density42 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.0821, -79.6453

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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