PlainZIP

Philippi, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Philippi, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,529. 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 PHILIPPI-WV · Philippi, WV 1 ZIPs · 7,529 pop · #20081/25278 · Barbour County

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

  • INC-MID $54,741
  • RANK-LOWER #20081/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Galloway
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,529
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,200

Nearest income peer: Galloway, WV ( $799 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 Philippi

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

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,529
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,741
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 ($54,741 average) · poverty 17.7%. The primary code (26416) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Philippi as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Philippi reads through its lone ZIP, 26416

7,529 ACS residents, one ZIP: 26416 is not the leading code inside Philippi, 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 Philippi

Citywide ZBP: 112 establishments, 1,824 employees , annual payroll $105,905k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26416 (112 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (21) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Philippi, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Barbour County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Philippi. See the Barbour County roll-up →

Philippi lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Barbour County: Moatsville, Thornton and Ellamore earn more and Belington and Volga earn less. Ellamore marks the far end of that range at $96,406, 76% above Philippi.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26416 7,529 $54,741 112 21
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Philippi 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 Philippi, .