Postal Codes

26282 ZIP Code

Advertisement

English Español

ZIP code 26282 covers Monterville, West Virginia.

Median age
75.436.7 points above the US average
Poverty rate
43.1%30.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$137,879
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 26282 is

Monterville, 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

Median age75.4
Family households74.3%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)78.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans13.2%
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

Poverty rate43.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k33.3%
$10–15k18.1%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k7.6%
$30–35k14.3%
$35–40k8.6%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k10.5%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$74,500
Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes59.3%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house67.4%
Mobile home32.6%
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$137,879as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 11.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher51.8%
Health

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

Obesity50.8% 17.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes22.4% 10.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes27.4% 14.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure55.5% 21.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health36.1% 15.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression32.2% 10.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity44.2% 18.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis50.1% 25 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.7% 9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.9% 6.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.9% 7.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD17.9% 11.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist46% 15.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability50.5% 19.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity24.4% 7.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps30.1% 15.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol48.2% 12 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.8% 2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability15.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability29.3% 15.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)23.4% 9.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14.8% 6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44% 7.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost35.8% 22.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.2% 3.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed13
Annual payroll$411,000
Advertisement
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 80.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.7 out of 100
Community resilience33.8 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.

Landslide98.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind66.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche59.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado14.4Very 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 ZIPWest VirginiaUnited States
Median household income$57,917$78,538
Income per person$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate43.1%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$74,500$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership100%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%5.2%
Works from home8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%1.7%13.9%
Median age75.442.738.7
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 stationKUMBRABOW, WV US9.4 km away
Rain in a year63 in

Average high and low by month

January34.4°F / 15.7°F5.28 in rain
February38.7°F / 20.5°F5.49 in rain
March45.4°F / 23.2°F6.34 in rain
April56.9°F / 33.6°F5.35 in rain
May65.6°F / 44.3°F6.66 in rain
June71.6°F / 51.1°F5.56 in rain
July75.1°F / 55.7°F5.71 in rain
August74.2°F / 54.2°F4.99 in rain
September69.1°F / 47.7°F4.02 in rain
October59.8°F / 37.2°F4.03 in rain
November48.5°F / 27.1°F3.86 in rain
December37.6°F / 21°F5.75 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 supermarket79% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Randolph 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

26294 Valley Head, WV8 km away
26230 Pickens, WV13.9 km away
26298 Bergoo, WV17.1 km away
26209 Snowshoe, WV18.4 km away
26273 Huttonsville, WV18.9 km away
24927 Cass, WV21.5 km away
26291 Slatyfork, WV21.5 km away
26280 Mill Creek, WV23.7 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.

Randolph County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area69.77 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.5517, -80.1224

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.

Advertisement