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Belington, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Belington, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,570. 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 BELINGTON-WV · Belington, WV 1 ZIPs · 5,570 pop · #22440/25278 · Barbour County

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

  • INC-MID $47,682
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22440/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Volga
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,570
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $112,000

Nearest income peer: Volga, WV (+ $269 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 Belington

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Belington 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, Belington, WV sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

11th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,570
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,682
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 ($47,682 average) · poverty 24.1%. The primary code (26250) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Belington as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Belington's single ZIP 26250 carries the town

Belington is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26250 is the entire residential footprint (5,570 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Belington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 86 establishments, 980 employees , annual payroll $32,128k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26250 (86 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (15) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Belington, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Barbour County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Belington. See the Barbour County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Barbour County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Belington, Philippi, Moatsville and Thornton among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Ellamore marks the far end of that range at $96,406, 102% above Belington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26250 5,570 $47,682 86 25
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Belington 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 Belington, .