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Sutton, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sutton, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,898. 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 SUTTON-WV · Sutton, WV 1 ZIPs · 4,898 pop · #21621/25278 · Braxton County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $50,469
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21621/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Burnsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,898
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $116,600

Nearest income peer: Burnsville, WV (+ $1,044 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 Sutton

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

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,898
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,469
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 ($50,469 average) · poverty 14.1%. The primary code (26601) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sutton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Sutton reads through its lone ZIP, 26601

4,898 ACS residents, one ZIP: 26601 is not the leading code inside Sutton, 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 Sutton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 108 establishments, 1,544 employees , annual payroll $47,974k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26601 (108 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (18) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Sutton, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Braxton County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sutton. See the Braxton County roll-up →

Sutton lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Braxton County: Duck, Frametown and Heaters earn more and Gassaway, Flatwoods and Exchange earn less. Copen marks the far end of that range at $16,181, 68% below Sutton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26601 4,898 $50,469 108 14
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Sutton 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 Sutton, .