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Upshur County, WV ZIP Codes

Upshur County, West Virginia has 14 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 12 residential and 2 for PO boxes or a single organization. 6 of the residential ones lie mainly in Upshur County and 6 mainly in a neighboring county; 7 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $47,951 in 26238 (Volga) to $58,646 in 26218 (French Creek) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Upshur County?

26201 · Buckhannon: $54k26210 · Adrian: –26218 · French Creek: $59k26224 · Helvetia: $23k26228 · Kanawha Head: –26234 · Rock Cave: $61k26236 · Selbyville: –26237 · Tallmansville: $81k26238 · Volga: $48k26267 · Ellamore: $96k26343 · Crawford: $46k26372 · Horner: $194k262012621826234262242623726267263722634326238262362622826201 · Buckhannon: $54k26210 · Adrian: –26218 · French Creek: $59k26224 · Helvetia: $23k26228 · Kanawha Head: –26234 · Rock Cave: $61k26236 · Selbyville: –26237 · Tallmansville: $81k26238 · Volga: $48k26267 · Ellamore: $96k26343 · Crawford: $46k26372 · Horner: $194k262012621826234262242623726267263722634326238262362622826201 · Buckhannon: $54k26210 · Adrian: –26218 · French Creek: $59k26224 · Helvetia: $23k26228 · Kanawha Head: –26234 · Rock Cave: $61k26236 · Selbyville: –26237 · Tallmansville: $81k26238 · Volga: $48k26267 · Ellamore: $96k26343 · Crawford: $46k26372 · Horner: $194k26201262182623426224262372626726372263432623826228
The residential ZIP codes of Upshur County (whole outlines, including the parts in neighboring counties), shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are its ZIP codes?

They carry 12 postal town names.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

All 12 residential ZIP codes in Upshur County

6 ZIP codes lie mainly in Upshur County; 6 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Upshur County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
26201 Buckhannon 18,689 106 $54k $174k 88%
26218 French Creek 2,883 42 $59k $144k 100%
26234 Rock Cave 1,045 23 $61k $207k 100%
26237 Tallmansville 579 16 $81k $118k 100%
26210 Adrian 124 438 – – 100%
26228 Kanawha Head 42 5 – – 100%

Partly in Upshur County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Upshur County, by their share here
In this county
26343 Crawford 419 15 $46k $133k 50%
26224 Helvetia 311 10 $23k $57k 47%
26267 Ellamore 650 28 $96k $309k 35%
26238 Volga 1,107 53 $48k $133k 11%
26236 Selbyville 19 2 – – 5%
26372 Horner 635 20 $194k $344k 2%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which ZIP codes cross the county line?

7 ZIP codes of Upshur County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Upshur County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn UpshurElsewhere
2620188%Barbour County 8%; Lewis County 4%
2623811%Barbour County 89%
2626735%Randolph County 62%; Barbour County 2%
263722%Lewis County 98%
2634350%Lewis County 50%
2622447%Randolph County 53%
262365%Randolph County 95%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file (shares of land area).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Upshur County without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPPostal name
26219Frenchton
26229Lorentz

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).

Which first three digits do Upshur County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Upshur County's ZIP codes use 2 prefixes: 262 and 263.

Three-digit prefixes of Upshur County's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Upshur County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
262 Charleston, WV (SCF 250) 12 54
263 Charleston, WV (SCF 250) 2 33

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.