PlainZIP

Romney, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Romney, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,464. 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 ROMNEY-WV · Romney, WV 1 ZIPs · 6,464 pop · #19099/25278 · Hampshire County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $57,212
  • RANK-LOWER #19099/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Purgitsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,464
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $213,200

Nearest income peer: Purgitsville, WV (+ $6,009 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 Romney

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

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,464
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,212
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 ($57,212 average) · poverty 16.4%. The primary code (26757) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Romney as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26757, is all of Romney

There is no split to weigh here: 26757 holds every one of Romney's 6,464 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Romney's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 150 establishments, 1,832 employees , annual payroll $68,428k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26757 (150 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (28) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Romney, WV

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

Romney sits in the lower half of Hampshire County on income: Augusta, Capon Bridge and Paw Paw report more, and only Shanks reports less. Slanesville marks the far end of that range at $132,614, 132% above Romney.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26757 6,464 $57,212 150 18
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Romney 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 Romney, .