PlainZIP

Shinnston, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shinnston, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,950. 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 SHINNSTON-WV · Shinnston, WV 1 ZIPs · 5,950 pop · #17402/25278 · Harrison County

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

  • INC-MID $61,023
  • RANK-LOWER #17402/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Enterprise
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,950
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $149,900

Nearest income peer: Enterprise, WV (+ $891 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 Shinnston

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

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,950
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,023
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,023 and poverty 9.9% concentrate in 26431.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shinnston as a pure owner town.

Within West Virginia, Terra Alta is the closest lower-income city and Worthington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shinnston.

Population concentration

Shinnston reads through its lone ZIP, 26431

5,950 ACS residents, one ZIP: 26431 is not the leading code inside Shinnston, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Shinnston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 114 establishments, 1,075 employees , annual payroll $45,378k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26431 (114 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (22) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Shinnston, WV

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

Shinnston lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Harrison County: Bridgeport, Lost Creek and Mount Clare earn more and Clarksburg, Salem and Wallace earn less. Bridgeport marks the far end of that range at $88,962, 46% above Shinnston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26431 5,950 $61,023 114 62
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Shinnston 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 Shinnston, .