ZIP 26855 vs ZIP 26847

This side-by-side compares ZIP 26855 (Cabins, WV) and ZIP 26847 (Petersburg, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 26855 has a population of 826 at 8 people per square mile, while ZIP 26847 has 6,277 at 20 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 26855 reports a median household income of $67,500 against $52,139 in ZIP 26847, with per-capita income of $29,298 vs $32,055. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 2.7% in 26855 and 14.4% in 26847. Poverty rate reads 5.7% vs 15.8%, and unemployment 2.4% vs 1.7% — 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 $130,600 in 26855 versus $180,400 in 26847, with median rent of — and $630 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 91.7% vs 71.7%. 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.