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26559 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 26559 covers Barrackville, West Virginia, with a population of about 1,597 and a median household income of $78,182.

Population
1,597467 per square mile
Median age
44.15.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$78,1821.3× the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
3.9%8.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$160,440up 8.2% in five years
Degree or higher
35.7%0.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
92.2%27.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 26559 is

Barrackville, 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

Population1,597
Median age44.1
Family households69.3%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)96.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans11%
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$78,182
Income per person$36,183
Poverty rate3.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.3%
$10–15k5.5%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k6.3%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k5.3%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k3.8%
$60–75k18.3%
$75–100k15.7%
$100–125k14.7%
$125–150k8.6%
$150–200k8.2%
$200k or more4.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$159,000
Rent as a share of household income33.5%
Owner-occupied92.2%
Vacant homes13%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house86.6%
2 to 4 units4.8%
5 to 19 units0.5%
Mobile home8%
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$160,440as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 8.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$166,354$122,521

$122,521 in 2019 to $160,440 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%
High school diploma or higher95.5%
Works from home9.2%
Drives to work alone85.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.9%
Health

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

Obesity41.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.6% 8.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.3% 7.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.7% 12.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82% 5.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.1% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.9% 6.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16% 2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.8% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed54
Annual payroll$1,326,000
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 46.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss46 out of 100
Community resilience67.2 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.

Landslide89.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado28.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.3Very 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$78,182$57,917$78,538
Income per person$36,183$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate3.9%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$159,000$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership92.2%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%5.7%5.2%
Works from home9.2%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%1.7%13.9%
Median age44.142.738.7
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 stationFAIRMONT, WV US6.1 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January39.6°F / 24°F3.81 in rain
February43°F / 25.5°F3.22 in rain
March52.4°F / 32.6°F4.21 in rain
April65.4°F / 42.4°F3.9 in rain
May73.4°F / 51.6°F5.09 in rain
June80.2°F / 59.8°F4.67 in rain
July83.6°F / 63.7°F4.91 in rain
August82.6°F / 62.5°F3.8 in rain
September77.1°F / 55.8°F3.85 in rain
October65.3°F / 44.5°F3.43 in rain
November53.8°F / 35.5°F3.15 in rain
December43.6°F / 28.7°F3.73 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 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%.

Marion 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

26555 Fairmont, WV4.1 km away
26554 Fairmont, WV4.4 km away
26560 Baxter, WV5 km away
26574 Grant Town, WV6 km away
26588 Rivesville, WV6.3 km away
26578 Kingmont, WV6.5 km away
26571 Farmington, WV7.2 km away
26586 Montana Mines, WV7.3 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.

Marion County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.42 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density467 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.5052, -80.1725

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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