PlainZIP

Weirton, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Weirton, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,801. 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 WEIRTON-WV · Weirton, WV 1 ZIPs · 21,801 pop · #17574/25278 · Hancock County

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

  • INC-MID $60,702
  • RANK-LOWER #17574/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over New Cumberland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,801
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $134,700

Nearest income peer: New Cumberland, WV ( $2,061 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 Weirton

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

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,801
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,702
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 $60,702 and poverty 12.6% concentrate in 26062.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Weirton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Weirton's single ZIP 26062 carries the town

Weirton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26062 is the entire residential footprint (21,801 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Weirton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 467 establishments, 7,557 employees , annual payroll $331,748k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26062 (467 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (78) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Weirton, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Hancock County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Weirton. See the Hancock County roll-up →

No other city sharing Hancock County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Weirton. New Cumberland, Chester and Newell sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Newell marks the far end of that range at $50,139, 17% below Weirton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26062 21,801 $60,702 467 303
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Weirton 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 Weirton, .