PlainZIP

Albright, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Albright, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,836. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALBRIGHT-WV · Albright, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,836 pop · #20235/25278 · Preston County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $54,328
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20235/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Masontown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,836
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $128,500

Nearest income peer: Masontown, WV (+ $47 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Albright

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Albright on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Albright, WV sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,836
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,328
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($54,328 average) · poverty 14.9%. The primary code (26519) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Albright as a pure owner town.

Within West Virginia, New Manchester is the closest lower-income city and Beaver the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Albright.

Population concentration

Albright's single ZIP 26519 carries the town

Albright is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26519 is the entire residential footprint (1,836 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Albright

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 102 employees , annual payroll $5,169k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26519 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (8) · also Transportation and warehousing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Albright, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Preston County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Albright. See the Preston County roll-up →

Albright lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Preston County: Bruceton Mills, Kingwood and Terra Alta earn more and Tunnelton, Rowlesburg and Aurora earn less. Bruceton Mills marks the far end of that range at $82,114, 51% above Albright.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26519 1,836 $54,328 22 11
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Albright roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Albright, .