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Fort Ashby, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fort Ashby, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,785. 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 FORT-ASHBY-WV · Fort Ashby, WV 1 ZIPs · 2,785 pop · #20306/25278 · Mineral County

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

  • INC-MID $54,167
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20306/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under New Creek
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,785
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $211,600

Nearest income peer: New Creek, WV (+ $7,164 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 Fort Ashby

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

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,785
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,167
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 ($54,167 average) · poverty 12.7%. The primary code (26719) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fort Ashby as a pure owner town.

Within West Virginia, Glasgow is the closest lower-income city and Van the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fort Ashby.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26719, is all of Fort Ashby

There is no split to weigh here: 26719 holds every one of Fort Ashby's 2,785 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Fort Ashby's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 59 establishments, 443 employees , annual payroll $14,331k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26719 (59 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (10) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Fort Ashby, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Mineral County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fort Ashby. See the Mineral County roll-up →

Fort Ashby sits in the lower half of Mineral County on income: Keyser, Ridgeley and Burlington report more, and only Piedmont reports less. Wiley Ford marks the far end of that range at $92,073, 70% above Fort Ashby.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26719 2,785 $54,167 59 40
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Fort Ashby 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 Fort Ashby, .