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Chester, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chester, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,905. 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 CHESTER-WV · Chester, WV 1 ZIPs · 4,905 pop · #19376/25278 · Hancock County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $56,556
  • RANK-LOWER #19376/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under New Cumberland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,905
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $138,400

Nearest income peer: New Cumberland, WV (+ $2,085 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 Chester

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

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,905
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,556
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 ($56,556 average) · poverty 16.8%. The primary code (26034) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chester as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26034, is all of Chester

There is no split to weigh here: 26034 holds every one of Chester's 4,905 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Chester's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 97 establishments, 956 employees , annual payroll $36,803k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26034 (97 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (20) · also Accommodation and food services · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Chester, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Hancock County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chester. See the Hancock County roll-up →

Chester lands mid-pack among the 4 cities sharing Hancock County: Weirton and New Cumberland earn more and Newell and New Manchester earn less. Newell marks the far end of that range at $50,139, 11% below Chester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26034 4,905 $56,556 97 125
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Chester 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 Chester, .