ZIP 26047 vs ZIP 26056

This side-by-side compares ZIP 26047 (New Cumberland, WV) and ZIP 26056 (New Manchester, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 26047 has a population of 6,222 at 56 people per square mile, while ZIP 26056 has 93 at 310 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 26047 reports a median household income of $58,641 against $54,286 in ZIP 26056, with per-capita income of $38,798 vs $26,384. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.7% in 26047 and 31.5% in 26056. Poverty rate reads 14.4% vs 0.0%, and unemployment 7.3% vs 0.0% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $158,100 in 26047 versus $85,100 in 26056, with median rent of $937 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 76.9% vs 100.0%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.