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Ellenboro, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ellenboro, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 972. 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 ELLENBORO-WV · Ellenboro, WV 1 ZIPs · 972 pop · #11691/25278 · Ritchie County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $73,641
  • RANK-MID #11691/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Pennsboro
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 96% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 972
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $142,300

Nearest income peer: Pennsboro, WV ( $16,793 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 Ellenboro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ellenboro 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, Ellenboro, WV sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
972
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,641
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 26346 (972 residents). Household income $73,641 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (95.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26346, is all of Ellenboro

There is no split to weigh here: 26346 holds every one of Ellenboro's 972 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Ellenboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 32 establishments, 1,274 employees , annual payroll $66,114k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26346 (32 units) ; leading NAICS Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (8) · also Manufacturing · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Ellenboro, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Ritchie County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ellenboro. See the Ritchie County roll-up →

No other city sharing Ritchie County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ellenboro. Pennsboro, Harrisville and Cairo sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Smithville marks the far end of that range at $35,139, 52% below Ellenboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26346 972 $73,641 32 14
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Ellenboro 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 Ellenboro, .