PlainZIP

Big Bend, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Big Bend, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 644. 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 BIG-BEND-WV · Big Bend, WV 1 ZIPs · 644 pop · #23497/25278 · Calhoun County

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

  • INC-LOW $42,788
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23497/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arnoldsburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 644
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $102,300

Nearest income peer: Arnoldsburg, WV (+ $25 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 Big Bend

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Big Bend 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, Big Bend, 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.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
644
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$42,788
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 ($42,788 average) · poverty 16.6%. The primary code (26136) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within West Virginia, Dingess is the closest lower-income city and Arnoldsburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Big Bend.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26136, is all of Big Bend

There is no split to weigh here: 26136 holds every one of Big Bend's 644 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Big Bend

Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 30 employees , annual payroll $996k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26136 (8 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Big Bend, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Calhoun County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Big Bend. See the Calhoun County roll-up →

Big Bend lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Calhoun County: Chloe and Orma earn more and Big Springs, Mount Zion and Rosedale earn less. Big Springs marks the far end of that range at $26,098, 39% below Big Bend.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26136 644 $42,788 8 9
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Big Bend 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 Big Bend, .