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26361 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 26361 covers Gypsy, West Virginia.

Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
11.3%23.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 26361 is

Gypsy, 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

Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans32.1%
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

Income per person$29,626
Poverty rate0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes58.5%
Median year built1943

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.7%
Health

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

Obesity43.6% 10.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.5% 10.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression34.1% 12.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.2% 8.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38% 12.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.9% 1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.3% 7.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.5% 5.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist46.9% 14.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.6% 9.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.5% 6.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.8% 1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.6% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)24.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20% 6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.9% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.7% 4.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.9% 6.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.7% 10.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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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 37.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss42.2 out of 100
Community resilience80.3 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.

Landslide92.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather57.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind52Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm45Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought37Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.5Very 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$29,626$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate0%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.7%5.2%
Works from home0%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 stationCLARKSBURG BENEDUM AP, WV US11.2 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January42.6°F / 24.6°F3.3 in rain
February45.6°F / 26.6°F3.14 in rain
March54.7°F / 33.4°F3.62 in rain
April67.6°F / 43.1°F3.89 in rain
May75.7°F / 52°F4.25 in rain
June82.5°F / 60.2°F4.54 in rain
July85.5°F / 64.2°F5.4 in rain
August84.6°F / 62.7°F3.62 in rain
September78.9°F / 55.4°F3.51 in rain
October67.6°F / 44.1°F3.02 in rain
November56°F / 35.5°F3.17 in rain
December46.6°F / 29°F3.38 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket41% 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%.

Harrison 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 vulnerability53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

26404 Meadowbrook, WV1.9 km away
26366 Haywood, WV2.1 km away
26438 Spelter, WV2.5 km away
26431 Shinnston, WV3.7 km away
26369 Hepzibah, WV4.4 km away
26386 Lumberport, WV4.4 km away
26568 Enterprise, WV6.7 km away
26463 Wyatt, WV8 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.

Harrison County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.28 sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.3687, -80.3179

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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