PlainZIP

Ridgeley, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ridgeley, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,254. 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 RIDGELEY-WV · Ridgeley, WV 1 ZIPs · 6,254 pop · #11677/25278 · Mineral County

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

  • INC-MID $73,694
  • RANK-MID #11677/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elk Garden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,254
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $213,100

Nearest income peer: Elk Garden, WV (+ $1,018 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 Ridgeley

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ridgeley 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, Ridgeley, WV sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,254
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,694
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 26753 (6,254 residents). Household income $73,694 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ridgeley as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26753, is all of Ridgeley

There is no split to weigh here: 26753 holds every one of Ridgeley's 6,254 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 Ridgeley

Citywide ZBP: 77 establishments, 452 employees , annual payroll $17,366k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26753 (77 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (16) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Ridgeley, WV

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

Ridgeley sits in the upper half of Mineral County on income: Keyser, Fort Ashby and New Creek report less, while Burlington and Wiley Ford report more. Piedmont marks the far end of that range at $42,500, 42% below Ridgeley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26753 6,254 $73,694 77 94
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Ridgeley 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 Ridgeley, .