Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 26136: Big Bend, WV
ZIP code 26136 uses the postal name Big Bend, West Virginia and lies entirely in Calhoun County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 310 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $42,788 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Big Bend · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Calhoun County
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 16.2 sq mi · 19 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 26136?
26136 centers on 38.961°, -81.118° and covers 16.2 square miles of land plus 0.5 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 26152, 26147, 26137, 26151, 26141.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 26136, 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 26136 compare with the rest of Calhoun County?
| Measure | 26136 | In Calhoun County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 307 | 10th of 15 | 542nd of 738 |
| Median household income | $43k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $102k | not ranked | not ranked |
26136's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (307). 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 25% 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 26136?
The 2020 Census counted 426 people in 26136; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 307. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 307±107 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 426
- Households
- 157
- Median age
- 67.6
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 26136?
Of the 307 people the ACS estimates in 26136, 11.7% are under 18 and 54.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (95.4%).
- Under 1811.7%
- 18 to 6433.6%
- 65 and older54.7%
- White, not Hispanic95.4%
- Hispanic or Latino3.3%
- Other or two or more1.3%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 26136 earn?
Median household income is $42,788 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $42,788±$19,160
- Income per person
- $26,409
- Below the poverty line
- 16.6%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 10.2%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 6.3%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $51,050180 returns; wages 71% 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 26136?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $102,300
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 87.3%
- Housing units
- 183
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 26136?
8 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 4 fewer 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 26136?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26152 | Munday | 0 | – | 3.4 mi |
| 26147 | Grantsville | 2,089 | $43k | 4.0 mi |
| 26137 | Big Springs | 818 | $26k | 4.4 mi |
| 26151 | Mount Zion | 572 | $41k | 5.8 mi |
| 26141 | Creston | 356 | $44k | 7.1 mi |
| 26138 | Brohard | 58 | $116k | 4.8 mi (near) |
| 26148 | Macfarlan | 164 | $44k | 7.6 mi (near) |
| 26178 | Smithville | 184 | $35k | 8.5 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.