PlainZIP

Birch River, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Birch River, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,090. 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 BIRCH-RIVER-WV · Birch River, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,090 pop · #24255/25278 · Nicholas County

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

  • INC-LOW $37,165
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24255/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Craigsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,090
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $84,300

Nearest income peer: Craigsville, WV (+ $213 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 Birch River

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Birch River 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, Birch River, 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.

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,090
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$37,165
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 ($37,165 average) · poverty 12.0%. The primary code (26610) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Birch River as a pure owner town.

Within West Virginia, Friendly is the closest lower-income city and Craigsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Birch River.

Population concentration

Birch River's single ZIP 26610 carries the town

Birch River is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26610 is the entire residential footprint (1,090 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 Birch River's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 85 employees , annual payroll $4,035k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26610 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Birch River, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Nicholas County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Birch River. See the Nicholas County roll-up →

Birch River sits in the lower half of Nicholas County on income: Summersville, Mount Nebo and Nettie report more, Richwood and Leivasy report less. Tioga marks the far end of that range at $85,420, 130% above Birch River.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26610 1,090 $37,165 17 8
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Birch River 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 Birch River, .