State profile · WV
West Virginia ZIP Codes
Demographics, income, and housing across every ZIP code in West Virginia, benchmarked against all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.
- 706
- ZIP codes
- 1,852,774
- Population
- $57,720
- Avg ZIP income
- 55
- Counties
The verdict
West Virginia holds the 18th-most ZIP codes in the country, with an average ZIP household income 20% below the national ZIP median — 49th of 52 states & territories.
- #18
- of 52 by ZIP count
- #49
- of 52 by avg income
- 1,852,774
- people across all ZIPs
- 55
- counties covered
Ranks compare this state against all reporting states using ZIP-level Census ACS 5-Year aggregates.
West Virginia (WV) contains 706 ZIP codes spread across 55 counties and 685 distinct cities. Together those ZIP areas cover a total population of 1,852,774 based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. ZIP-level granularity matters here: West Virginia stretches across very different economic zones, and a single state-wide average hides the 10x spread you will see between its highest-income and lowest-income ZIP codes in the table below.
The economic baseline across West Virginia ZIPs shows an average median household income of $57,720 and an average home value of $138,125, with a state-wide average median age of 46.4. These averages are computed over every ZIP in WV with reported data, not weighted by population, so small rural ZIPs count the same as metropolitan ones. Use them as a reference line, then drill into the ZIP tables to see where affluent suburbs, rural counties, and urban cores deviate from the state mean.
The largest urban concentrations in West Virginia by population are Charleston, Morgantown, Huntington, Martinsburg, Parkersburg, and each city aggregates multiple ZIP codes worth of Census data on its own city page. Every record in this view comes from publicly available federal datasets, primarily the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey and USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Area files, with no proprietary scoring, estimation, or editorial adjustment. Click any county to drill down to its ZIP-level detail, or jump directly to a ZIP code to see household income, housing cost, demographic breakdown, nearby ZIPs, and FHFA home-price history for that specific five-digit area.
Largest cities in West Virginia
Top 10 cities by population in West Virginia
Total resident population aggregated from every ZIP code the Census assigns to each city.
- Charleston
Charleston, WV
96,057 residents
- Morgantown
Morgantown, WV
87,558 residents
- Huntington
Huntington, WV
74,975 residents
- Martinsburg
Martinsburg, WV
58,793 residents
- Parkersburg
Parkersburg, WV
46,768 residents
- Wheeling
Wheeling, WV
43,002 residents
- Fairmont
Fairmont, WV
41,369 residents
- Beckley 33,590
Beckley, WV
33,590 residents
- Princeton 30,435
Princeton, WV
30,435 residents
- Clarksburg 30,435
Clarksburg, WV
30,435 residents
What this shows Population concentrates heavily in the state's largest metros, while most of its 685 cities are far smaller, a pattern the ZIP-level tables below make concrete.
Counties in West Virginia
Which cities have the most ZIPs in West Virginia?
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ZIP Codes in West Virginia
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Official Data Resources
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023); USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Areas via the HUD USPS Crosswalk.
Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.