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Salem, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Salem, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,003. 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 SALEM-WV · Salem, WV 1 ZIPs · 7,003 pop · #19576/25278 · Harrison County

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

  • INC-MID $56,163
  • RANK-LOWER #19576/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Shinnston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,003
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $145,800

Nearest income peer: Shinnston, WV (+ $4,860 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 Salem

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

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,003
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,163
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 ($56,163 average) · poverty 15.1%. The primary code (26426) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Salem's single ZIP 26426 carries the town

Salem is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26426 is the entire residential footprint (7,003 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Salem

Citywide ZBP: 87 establishments, 891 employees , annual payroll $36,158k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26426 (87 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (12) · also Construction · Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction .

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ZIP Codes in Salem, WV

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

Salem sits in the lower half of Harrison County on income: Bridgeport, Shinnston and Lost Creek report more, Clarksburg and Wallace report less. Bridgeport marks the far end of that range at $88,962, 58% above Salem.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26426 7,003 $56,163 87 21
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Salem 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 Salem, .