PlainZIP

Princeton, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Princeton, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 30,435. 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 PRINCETON-WV · Princeton, WV 1 ZIPs · 30,435 pop · #23109/25278 · Mercer County

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

  • INC-LOW $44,793
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23109/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Rock
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 64% owners
  • POP-SMALL 30,435
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $132,300

Nearest income peer: Rock, WV (+ $3,410 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 Princeton

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

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
30,435
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,793
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 ($44,793 average) · poverty 18.4%. The primary code (24740) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.0%) for this income tier, rent $798 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within West Virginia, Le Roy is the closest lower-income city and Spencer the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Princeton.

Population concentration

Princeton reads through its lone ZIP, 24740

30,435 ACS residents, one ZIP: 24740 is not the leading code inside Princeton, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Princeton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 556 establishments, 9,689 employees , annual payroll $445,617k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24740 (556 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (124) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Princeton, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Mercer County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Princeton. See the Mercer County roll-up →

Princeton sits in the lower half of Mercer County on income: Bluefield, Rock and Athens report more, and only Spanishburg reports less. Camp Creek marks the far end of that range at $135,568, 203% above Princeton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24740 30,435 $44,793 556 73
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Princeton 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 Princeton, .