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

Romney's single ZIP 26757 carries the town

Romney is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26757 is the entire residential footprint (6,464 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

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, .