PlainZIP

Keyser, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Keyser, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,306. 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 KEYSER-WV · Keyser, WV 1 ZIPs · 13,306 pop · #12860/25278 · Mineral County

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

  • INC-MID $70,944
  • RANK-MID #12860/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ridgeley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,306
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $171,600

Nearest income peer: Ridgeley, WV (+ $2,750 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 Keyser

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

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,306
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,944
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 $70,944 and poverty 16.3% concentrate in 26726.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Keyser as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Keyser's single ZIP 26726 carries the town

Keyser is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26726 is the entire residential footprint (13,306 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 Keyser's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 261 establishments, 5,600 employees , annual payroll $285,737k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26726 (261 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (49) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Keyser, WV

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

Keyser lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Mineral County: Ridgeley, Burlington and Elk Garden earn more and Fort Ashby, New Creek and Piedmont earn less. Piedmont marks the far end of that range at $42,500, 40% below Keyser.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26726 13,306 $70,944 261 35
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Keyser 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 Keyser, .