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26424 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 26424 covers Rosemont, West Virginia.

Median age
43.95.2 points above the US average
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
10.8%24.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.8%12.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 26424 is

Rosemont, 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 age43.9
Family households77.8%
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%
Veterans0%
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 rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance58%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k44.4%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k22.2%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k13.6%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more19.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied77.8%
Vacant homes11%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house89%
Mobile home11%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%
High school diploma or higher67.6%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20%
Health

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

Obesity42.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.3% 10.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.2% 4.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28% 7.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression36% 14.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36% 10.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma14.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.7% 1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82% 3.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability24.2% 9.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.3% 3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.9% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.8% 13.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.1% 10.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.2% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22% 4.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25% 10.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.4% 5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37% 2.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.9% 1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)26.4% 9.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.7% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.8% 5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44% 7.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.4% 0.8 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 82% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss81.4 out of 100
Community resilience40.6 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.

Landslide97Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane53.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado41.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave23.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.9Very 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$57,917$78,538
Income per person$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate0%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership77.8%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.7%5.2%
Works from home0%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%1.7%13.9%
Median age43.942.738.7
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 US6.4 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 supermarket98% 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%.

Taylor 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 status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

26347 Flemington, WV2.7 km away
26349 Galloway, WV5.4 km away
26435 Simpson, WV6 km away
26330 Bridgeport, WV7.5 km away
26323 Anmoore, WV10.8 km away
26302 Clarksburg, WV12.5 km away
26408 Mount Clare, WV12.7 km away
26354 Grafton, WV14.1 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.

Taylor County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.54 sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.2687, -80.1629

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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