PlainZIP

Pipestem, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pipestem, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 893. 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 PIPESTEM-WV · Pipestem, WV 1 ZIPs · 893 pop · #21733/25278 · Summers County

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

  • INC-MID $50,132
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21733/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Sandstone
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 98% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 893
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $169,400

Nearest income peer: Sandstone, WV (+ $5,359 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 Pipestem

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pipestem on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Pipestem, 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
893
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,132
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 ($50,132 average) · poverty 17.0%. The primary code (25979) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (97.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 25979, is all of Pipestem

There is no split to weigh here: 25979 holds every one of Pipestem's 893 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 Pipestem

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 37 employees , annual payroll $820k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25979 (5 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Pipestem, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Summers County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Pipestem. See the Summers County roll-up →

Pipestem lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Summers County: Jumping Branch, Nimitz and Sandstone earn more and Hinton and Forest Hill earn less. Nimitz marks the far end of that range at $73,913, 47% above Pipestem.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
25979 893 $50,132 5 7
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Pipestem 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 Pipestem, .