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.

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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.

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, 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) .

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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, .