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Wardensville, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wardensville, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,180. 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 WARDENSVILLE-WV · Wardensville, WV 1 ZIPs · 2,180 pop · #21841/25278 · Hardy County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $49,776
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21841/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Moorefield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,180
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $209,400

Nearest income peer: Moorefield, WV ( $2,006 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 Wardensville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wardensville 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, Wardensville, 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
2,180
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,776
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 ($49,776 average) · poverty 19.3%. The primary code (26851) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wardensville as a pure owner town.

Within West Virginia, Point Pleasant is the closest lower-income city and Clarksburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wardensville.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 26851, is all of Wardensville

There is no split to weigh here: 26851 holds every one of Wardensville's 2,180 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Wardensville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 36 establishments, 288 employees , annual payroll $10,433k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26851 (36 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (9) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Wardensville, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Hardy County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wardensville. See the Hardy County roll-up →

Wardensville lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Hardy County: Mathias, Baker and Old Fields earn more and Moorefield and Fisher earn less. Old Fields marks the far end of that range at $64,583, 30% above Wardensville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26851 2,180 $49,776 36 8
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Wardensville 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 Wardensville, .