PlainZIP

Newell, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Newell, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,575. 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 NEWELL-WV · Newell, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,575 pop · #21732/25278 · Hancock County

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

  • INC-MID $50,139
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21732/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under New Manchester
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,575
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $83,900

Nearest income peer: New Manchester, WV (+ $4,147 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 Newell

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

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,575
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,139
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 ($50,139 average) · poverty 29.7%. The primary code (26050) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.9%) for this income tier, rent $915 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Newell reads through its lone ZIP, 26050

1,575 ACS residents, one ZIP: 26050 is not the leading code inside Newell, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Newell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 42 establishments, 1,391 employees , annual payroll $86,679k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26050 (42 units) ; leading NAICS Manufacturing (6) · also Retail trade · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Newell, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Hancock County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Newell. See the Hancock County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Hancock County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Newell, Weirton, New Cumberland and Chester among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Weirton marks the far end of that range at $60,702, 21% above Newell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26050 1,575 $50,139 42 210
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Newell 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 Newell, .