Sand Fork, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sand Fork, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 466. 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 SAND-FORK-WV · Sand Fork, WV 1 ZIPs · 466 pop · #22395/25278 · Gilmer County

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

  • INC-MID $47,903
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22395/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Glenville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 466
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $104,400

Nearest income peer: Glenville, WV (+ $7,839 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 Sand Fork

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Sand Fork on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sand Fork, WV sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

11th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
466
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,903
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 ($47,903 average) · poverty 23.6%. The primary code (26430) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within West Virginia, Moorefield is the closest lower-income city and Volga the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sand Fork.

Population concentration

Sand Fork's single ZIP 26430 carries the town

Sand Fork is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26430 is the entire residential footprint (466 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 Sand Fork

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 85 employees , annual payroll $3,934k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26430 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Sand Fork, WV

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

Sand Fork sits in the lower half of Gilmer County on income: Glenville, Troy and Shock report more, and only Coxs Mills reports less. Shock marks the far end of that range at $106,875, 123% above Sand Fork.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26430 466 $47,903 6 15

Sand Fork 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 Sand Fork, .