PlainZIP

Fairmont, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fairmont, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 41,369. 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 FAIRMONT-WV · Fairmont, WV 1 ZIPs · 41,369 pop · #13369/25278 · Marion County

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

  • INC-MID $69,712
  • RANK-MID #13369/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Barrackville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-SMALL 41,369
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $183,900

Nearest income peer: Barrackville, WV (+ $3,517 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 Fairmont

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fairmont 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, Fairmont, WV sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
41,369
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,712
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $69,712 and poverty 13.3% concentrate in 26554.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fairmont as a pure owner town.

Within West Virginia, Orgas is the closest lower-income city and Valley Grove the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fairmont.

Population concentration

Fairmont's single ZIP 26554 carries the town

Fairmont is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26554 is the entire residential footprint (41,369 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Fairmont's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 939 establishments, 11,874 employees , annual payroll $562,278k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26554 (939 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (146) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Fairmont, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Marion County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fairmont. See the Marion County roll-up →

Fairmont sits in the upper half of Marion County on income: Mannington, Rivesville and Worthington report less, while Farmington, Barrackville and Idamay report more. Baxter marks the far end of that range at $6,875, 90% below Fairmont.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26554 41,369 $69,712 939 118
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Fairmont 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 Fairmont, .