PlainZIP

Follansbee, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Follansbee, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,642. 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 FOLLANSBEE-WV · Follansbee, WV 1 ZIPs · 6,642 pop · #18073/25278 · Brooke County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,508
  • RANK-LOWER #18073/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Colliers
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,642
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $136,600

Nearest income peer: Colliers, WV (+ $492 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 Follansbee

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

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,642
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,508
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 $59,508 and poverty 9.9% concentrate in 26037.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Follansbee as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26037, is all of Follansbee

There is no split to weigh here: 26037 holds every one of Follansbee's 6,642 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 Follansbee

Citywide ZBP: 97 establishments, 1,193 employees , annual payroll $75,775k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26037 (97 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (21) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Follansbee, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Brooke County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Follansbee. See the Brooke County roll-up →

No other city sharing Brooke County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Follansbee. Wellsburg, Beech Bottom and Windsor Heights sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Beech Bottom marks the far end of that range at $33,125, 44% below Follansbee.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26037 6,642 $59,508 97 379
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Follansbee 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 Follansbee, .