PlainZIP

Masontown, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Masontown, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,547. 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 MASONTOWN-WV · Masontown, WV 1 ZIPs · 2,547 pop · #20225/25278 · Preston County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $54,375
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20225/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albright
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,547
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,000

Nearest income peer: Albright, WV ( $47 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 Masontown

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Masontown 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, Masontown, 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
2,547
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,375
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 ($54,375 average) · poverty 15.8%. The primary code (26542) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26542, is all of Masontown

There is no split to weigh here: 26542 holds every one of Masontown's 2,547 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 Masontown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 49 establishments, 284 employees , annual payroll $12,198k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26542 (49 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Construction · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Masontown, WV

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

Masontown lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Preston County: Bruceton Mills, Kingwood and Terra Alta earn more and Tunnelton, Rowlesburg and Aurora earn less. Bruceton Mills marks the far end of that range at $82,114, 51% above Masontown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26542 2,547 $54,375 49 27
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Masontown 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 Masontown, .