PlainZIP

Cowen, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cowen, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,976. 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 COWEN-WV · Cowen, WV 1 ZIPs · 2,976 pop · #23262/25278 · Webster County

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

  • INC-LOW $44,042
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23262/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Hacker Valley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,976
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $78,400

Nearest income peer: Hacker Valley, WV (+ $4,396 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 Cowen

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

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,976
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,042
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 ($44,042 average) · poverty 24.7%. The primary code (26206) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cowen as a pure owner town.

Within West Virginia, Branchland is the closest lower-income city and Pond Gap the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cowen.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26206, is all of Cowen

There is no split to weigh here: 26206 holds every one of Cowen's 2,976 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 Cowen

Citywide ZBP: 31 establishments, 320 employees , annual payroll $9,851k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26206 (31 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (6) · also Health care and social assistance · Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting .

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ZIP Codes in Cowen, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Webster County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cowen. See the Webster County roll-up →

Cowen lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Webster County: Camden On Gauley, Hacker Valley and Cleveland earn more and Webster Springs and Erbacon earn less. Cleveland marks the far end of that range at $83,750, 90% above Cowen.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26206 2,976 $44,042 31 16
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Cowen 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 Cowen, .