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Montgomery, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Montgomery, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,798. 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 MONTGOMERY-WV · Montgomery, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,798 pop · #24916/25278 · Fayette County

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

  • INC-LOW $28,173
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24916/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Gauley Bridge
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-RENT 38% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,798
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $126,100

Nearest income peer: Gauley Bridge, WV (+ $2,772 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 Montgomery

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

1st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,798
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$28,173
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 ($28,173 average) · poverty 27.7%. The primary code (25136) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (37.7%) for this income tier, rent $671 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Montgomery reads through its lone ZIP, 25136

1,798 ACS residents, one ZIP: 25136 is not the leading code inside Montgomery, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Montgomery's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 41 establishments, 583 employees , annual payroll $28,780k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25136 (41 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (8) · also Retail trade · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Montgomery, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Fayette County, which covers 39 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Montgomery. See the Fayette County roll-up →

Every one of the 10 cities sharing Fayette County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Montgomery, Oak Hill, Fayetteville and Meadow Bridge among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Fayetteville marks the far end of that range at $67,628, 140% above Montgomery.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
25136 1,798 $28,173 41 80
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Montgomery 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 Montgomery, .