PlainZIP

Independence, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Independence, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,375. 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 INDEPENDENCE-WV · Independence, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,375 pop · #19052/25278 · Preston County

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

  • INC-MID $57,321
  • RANK-LOWER #19052/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Kingwood
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,375
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $162,300

Nearest income peer: Kingwood, WV (+ $2,523 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 Independence

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

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,375
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,321
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 $57,321 and poverty 2.6% concentrate in 26374.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26374, is all of Independence

There is no split to weigh here: 26374 holds every one of Independence's 1,375 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 Independence

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 37 employees , annual payroll $822k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26374 (13 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Independence, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Preston County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Independence. See the Preston County roll-up →

Independence lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Preston County: Bruceton Mills, Kingwood and Terra Alta earn more and Tunnelton, Masontown and Albright earn less. Bruceton Mills marks the far end of that range at $82,114, 43% above Independence.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26374 1,375 $57,321 13 16
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