PlainZIP

Lost Creek, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lost Creek, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,872. 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 LOST-CREEK-WV · Lost Creek, WV 1 ZIPs · 3,872 pop · #8452/25278 · Harrison County

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

  • INC-HIGH $82,625
  • RANK-UPPER #8452/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bridgeport
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,872
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $165,800

Nearest income peer: Bridgeport, WV (+ $6,337 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 Lost Creek

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

Top 33%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,872
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,625
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 26385 (3,872 residents). Household income $82,625 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (92.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within West Virginia, Given is the closest lower-income city and Gypsy the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lost Creek.

Population concentration

Lost Creek reads through its lone ZIP, 26385

3,872 ACS residents, one ZIP: 26385 is not the leading code inside Lost Creek, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Lost Creek

Citywide ZBP: 41 establishments, 303 employees , annual payroll $18,345k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26385 (41 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (9) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lost Creek, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Harrison County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lost Creek. See the Harrison County roll-up →

Lost Creek sits in the upper half of Harrison County on income: Clarksburg, Salem and Shinnston report less, while Bridgeport reports more. Wallace marks the far end of that range at $32,955, 60% below Lost Creek.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26385 3,872 $82,625 41 24
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Lost Creek 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 Lost Creek, .