Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 26032: Bethany, WV
ZIP code 26032 uses the postal name Bethany, West Virginia and lies mostly in Brooke County (89% of its land) with the rest in Ohio County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,100 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $58,750 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 6% of its land lies in Bethany; 94% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Bethany · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Brooke County (89%); Ohio County (11%)
- Census places
- Bethany
- Metro area
- Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
- House district
- WV-2 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 11.5 sq mi · 92 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 26032?
26032 centers on 40.184°, -80.553° and covers 11.5 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 26074, 26060, 26070, 15376, 15312, 26003.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 26032, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 26032 compare with the rest of Brooke County?
| Measure | 26032 | In Brooke County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,061 | 6th of 9 | 287th of 738 |
| Median household income | $59k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $116k | not ranked | not ranked |
26032's income and home value are not ranked: most of its 1,061 residents live outside households (177 households; mostly students, median age 21.0): a campus, a base or an institution. Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 53% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 26032?
The 2020 Census counted 994 people in 26032; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,061. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,061±123 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 994
- Households
- 177
- Median age
- 21.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 26032?
Of the 1,061 people the ACS estimates in 26032, 10.0% are under 18 and 10.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (74.3%), then Black (not Hispanic) (22.9%).
- Under 1810.0%
- 18 to 6480.0%
- 65 and older10.0%
- White, not Hispanic74.3%
- Black, not Hispanic22.9%
- Other or two or more1.9%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.6%
- Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 26032 earn?
Median household income is $58,750 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $58,750±$19,859
- Income per person
- $15,220
- Below the poverty line
- 7.1%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 10.1%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 48.6%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $89,957300 returns; wages 39% of AGI (IRS)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 26032?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $116,300
- Median gross rent
- $670
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 68.4%
- Housing units
- 187
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 26032?
6 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 26032?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26074 | West Liberty | 1,391 | $50k | 2.5 mi |
| 26060 | Valley Grove | 1,655 | $70k | 5.4 mi |
| 26070 | Wellsburg | 7,741 | $52k | 5.4 mi |
| 15376 | West Alexander, PA | 1,441 | $87k | 6.5 mi |
| 15312 | Avella, PA | 3,603 | $74k | 7.6 mi |
| 26003 | Wheeling | 39,982 | $58k | 9.4 mi |
| 26075 | Windsor Heights | 519 | $54k | 5.2 mi (near) |
| 26058 | Short Creek | 17 | – | 5.7 mi (near) |
| 26030 | Beech Bottom | 443 | $33k | 6.2 mi (near) |
| 43913 | Brilliant, OH | 1,213 | $44k | 7.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.