PlainZIP

Mount Lookout, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mount Lookout, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,247. 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 MOUNT-LOOKOUT-WV · Mount Lookout, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,247 pop · #15716/25278 · Nicholas County

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

  • INC-MID $64,375
  • RANK-LOWER #15716/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Summersville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,247
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $121,500

Nearest income peer: Summersville, WV ( $1,420 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 Mount Lookout

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

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,247
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,375
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,375 and poverty 9.9% concentrate in 26678.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (100.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within West Virginia, Pageton is the closest lower-income city and New Martinsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mount Lookout.

Population concentration

Mount Lookout reads through its lone ZIP, 26678

1,247 ACS residents, one ZIP: 26678 is not the leading code inside Mount Lookout, 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 Mount Lookout

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 38 employees , annual payroll $2,053k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26678 (10 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) .

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ZIP Codes in Mount Lookout, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Nicholas County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mount Lookout. See the Nicholas County roll-up →

Mount Lookout sits in the upper half of Nicholas County on income: Craigsville, Richwood and Mount Nebo report less, while Fenwick, Tioga and Belva report more. Leivasy marks the far end of that range at $21,100, 67% below Mount Lookout.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26678 1,247 $64,375 10 34
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Mount Lookout 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 Mount Lookout, .