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Wellsburg, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wellsburg, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,441. 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 WELLSBURG-WV · Wellsburg, WV 1 ZIPs · 8,441 pop · #20959/25278 · Brooke County

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

  • INC-MID $52,359
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20959/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Windsor Heights
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,441
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $143,500

Nearest income peer: Windsor Heights, WV (+ $1,391 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 Wellsburg

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wellsburg 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, Wellsburg, WV sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,441
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,359
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 ($52,359 average) · poverty 15.4%. The primary code (26070) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wellsburg as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Wellsburg reads through its lone ZIP, 26070

8,441 ACS residents, one ZIP: 26070 is not the leading code inside Wellsburg, 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 Wellsburg's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 134 establishments, 1,064 employees , annual payroll $37,191k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26070 (134 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (28) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Wellsburg, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Brooke County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wellsburg. See the Brooke County roll-up →

Wellsburg sits in the lower half of Brooke County on income: Follansbee, Colliers and Bethany report more, and only Beech Bottom reports less. Beech Bottom marks the far end of that range at $33,125, 37% below Wellsburg.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26070 8,441 $52,359 134 88
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Wellsburg 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 Wellsburg, .