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26671 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 26671 covers Gilboa, West Virginia.

Median age
49.610.9 points above the US average
Poverty rate
10.9%1.5 points below the US average
Degree or higher
10.2%24.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 26671 is

Gilboa, 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 age49.6
Family households73.6%
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%
Veterans6%
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$22,844
Poverty rate10.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance30.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k11.6%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k26.4%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k34.7%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k14.0%
$125–150k5.8%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes23.9%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house64.8%
Mobile home35.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%
High school diploma or higher67.8%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone92.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.2%
Health

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

Obesity44.3% 10.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes19.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes25.6% 12.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure50.1% 16 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.7% 10.4 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%
Depression31.5% 9.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.7% 12.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis44.3% 19.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.5% 6.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.7% 4.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD14.1% 7.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.2% 14.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.3% 12.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps22.8% 8.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.9% 10.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.5% 4.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.9% 8.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.6% 7.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6% 2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13% 4.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.5% 7.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.3% 5.3 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 59.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss46 out of 100
Community resilience30.8 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.

Landslide97Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche64.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado13.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.6Very 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$22,844$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate10.9%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership100%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.7%5.2%
Works from home0%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%1.7%13.9%
Median age49.642.738.7
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 stationSUMMERSVILLE LAKE, WV US12.1 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January40.5°F / 20.7°F3.48 in rain
February44.2°F / 22.6°F3.11 in rain
March51.9°F / 28.6°F4.27 in rain
April64.9°F / 38.1°F4.18 in rain
May72.3°F / 48.2°F5.26 in rain
June78.4°F / 56.7°F5.19 in rain
July81.4°F / 60.7°F5.85 in rain
August80.4°F / 59.2°F4.16 in rain
September75.5°F / 52.7°F3.83 in rain
October64.9°F / 41.4°F3.25 in rain
November53.7°F / 31.7°F3.28 in rain
December44.6°F / 25.5°F3.89 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 supermarket100% 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%.

Nicholas 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

26667 Drennen, WV0 km away
26651 Summersville, WV1.9 km away
26662 Canvas, WV10 km away
26660 Calvin, WV10.6 km away
26675 Keslers Cross Lanes, WV12.8 km away
25211 Widen, WV16.6 km away
26678 Mount Lookout, WV16.6 km away
26205 Craigsville, WV16.6 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.

Nicholas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area16.58 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.3184, -80.8342

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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