PlainZIP

Baker, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Baker, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,118. 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 BAKER-WV · Baker, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,118 pop · #19437/25278 · Hardy County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $56,429
  • RANK-LOWER #19437/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Wardensville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,118
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $206,700

Nearest income peer: Wardensville, WV ( $6,653 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 Baker

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Baker, 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.

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,118
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,429
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 ($56,429 average) · poverty 7.9%. The primary code (26801) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within West Virginia, Dille is the closest lower-income city and Poca the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Baker.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26801, is all of Baker

There is no split to weigh here: 26801 holds every one of Baker's 1,118 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Baker's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 25 establishments, 287 employees , annual payroll $11,804k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26801 (25 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Baker, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Hardy County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Baker. See the Hardy County roll-up →

Baker lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Hardy County: Mathias and Old Fields earn more and Moorefield, Wardensville and Fisher earn less. Fisher marks the far end of that range at $42,173, 25% below Baker.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26801 1,118 $56,429 25 6
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