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Mcmechen, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mcmechen, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,103. 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 MCMECHEN-WV · Mcmechen, WV 1 ZIPs · 2,103 pop · #23999/25278 · Marshall County

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

  • INC-LOW $39,444
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23999/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Benwood
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,103
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $97,400

Nearest income peer: Benwood, WV (+ $7,353 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 Mcmechen

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

5th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,103
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$39,444
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 ($39,444 average) · poverty 27.5%. The primary code (26040) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.7%) for this income tier, rent $595 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Mcmechen's single ZIP 26040 carries the town

Mcmechen is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26040 is the entire residential footprint (2,103 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Mcmechen

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 107 employees , annual payroll $2,178k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26040 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (5) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Mcmechen, WV

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

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Marshall County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Mcmechen, Moundsville, Cameron and Glen Dale among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Glen Dale marks the far end of that range at $76,875, 95% above Mcmechen.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26040 2,103 $39,444 20 350
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Mcmechen 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 Mcmechen, .