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Pennsboro, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pennsboro, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,016. 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 PENNSBORO-WV · Pennsboro, WV 1 ZIPs · 4,016 pop · #19244/25278 · Ritchie County

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

  • INC-MID $56,848
  • RANK-LOWER #19244/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Harrisville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,016
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $109,000

Nearest income peer: Harrisville, WV ( $3,723 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 Pennsboro

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

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,016
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,848
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 ($56,848 average) · poverty 19.5%. The primary code (26415) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26415, is all of Pennsboro

There is no split to weigh here: 26415 holds every one of Pennsboro's 4,016 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Pennsboro

Citywide ZBP: 52 establishments, 716 employees , annual payroll $32,737k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26415 (52 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (11) · also Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Pennsboro, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Ritchie County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pennsboro. See the Ritchie County roll-up →

Pennsboro sits in the upper half of Ritchie County on income: Harrisville, Cairo and Smithville report less, while Ellenboro reports more. Smithville marks the far end of that range at $35,139, 38% below Pennsboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26415 4,016 $56,848 52 15
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Pennsboro 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 Pennsboro, .