Burton, WV
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Burton, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 634. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet BURTON-WV · Burton, WV 1 ZIPs · 634 pop · #19789/25278 · Wetzel County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $55,603
- RANK-LOWER #19789/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Reader
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-HIGH 87% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 634
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $87,300
Nearest income peer: Reader, WV (+ $1,867 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 Burton
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Burton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Hundred · lowest
Hundred · lowest
$39,676 median HH income
- Pine Grove · near
Pine Grove · near
$47,443 median HH income
- Jacksonburg · near
Jacksonburg · near
$51,198 median HH income
- Burton · this city
Burton · this city
$55,603 median HH income
- Reader · near
Reader · near
$57,470 median HH income
- New Martinsvil · near
New Martinsvil · near
$64,485 median HH income
- Paden City · highest
Paden City · highest
$66,190 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Burton, 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.
- 22nd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 634
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $55,603
- 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 ($55,603 average) · poverty 27.0%. The primary code (26562) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.
Within West Virginia, Sandstone is the closest lower-income city and Glenville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Burton.
Population concentration
Burton reads through its lone ZIP, 26562
634 ACS residents, one ZIP: 26562 is not the leading code inside Burton, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Burton
Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 35 employees , annual payroll $1,690k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26562 (7 units) .
ZIP Codes in Burton, WV
These ZIP codes sit in Wetzel County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Burton. See the Wetzel County roll-up →
Burton lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Wetzel County: New Martinsville, Paden City and Reader earn more and Pine Grove, Hundred and Jacksonburg earn less. Hundred marks the far end of that range at $39,676, 29% below Burton.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26562 | 634 | $55,603 | 7 | 6 |
Burton 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 Burton, .