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Elkins, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elkins, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,591. 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 ELKINS-WV · Elkins, WV 1 ZIPs · 14,591 pop · #21601/25278 · Randolph County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $50,538
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21601/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Valley Head
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,591
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,000

Nearest income peer: Valley Head, WV ( $1,996 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 Elkins

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elkins 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, Elkins, WV sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,591
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,538
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 ($50,538 average) · poverty 14.2%. The primary code (26241) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elkins as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Elkins reads through its lone ZIP, 26241

14,591 ACS residents, one ZIP: 26241 is not the leading code inside Elkins, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Elkins's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 476 establishments, 6,960 employees , annual payroll $272,664k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26241 (476 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (85) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Elkins, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Randolph County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elkins. See the Randolph County roll-up →

Elkins sits in the lower half of Randolph County on income: Beverly, Montrose and Coalton report more, Huttonsville, Mill Creek and Valley Head report less. Coalton marks the far end of that range at $79,375, 57% above Elkins.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26241 14,591 $50,538 476 44
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Elkins 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 Elkins, .