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Petersburg, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Petersburg, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,277. 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 PETERSBURG-WV · Petersburg, WV 1 ZIPs · 6,277 pop · #21033/25278 · Grant County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,139
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21033/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gormania
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,277
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $180,400

Nearest income peer: Gormania, WV ( $368 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 Petersburg

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Petersburg 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, Petersburg, WV sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,277
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,139
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 ($52,139 average) · poverty 15.8%. The primary code (26847) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Petersburg as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Petersburg's single ZIP 26847 carries the town

Petersburg is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26847 is the entire residential footprint (6,277 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Petersburg's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 188 establishments, 2,122 employees , annual payroll $78,793k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26847 (188 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (31) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Petersburg, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Grant County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Petersburg. See the Grant County roll-up →

Petersburg lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Grant County: Maysville and Cabins earn more and Mount Storm and Bayard earn less. Maysville marks the far end of that range at $72,012, 38% above Petersburg.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26847 6,277 $52,139 188 20
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Petersburg 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 Petersburg, .