Brohard, WV · standard
ZIP Code 26138
Wirt County, West Virginia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 127
- 9/sq mi
- $115,729
- Median income
- $214,600
- Median home value
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Brohard pairs an upper-quartile household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 11%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 48th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 9
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 26138 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 26138 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Brohard, Wirt County, West Virginia, home to just 127 residents across 13.8 square miles, a density of 9 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 26138 skews affluent, with a median household income of $115,729 (101% above the West Virginia average), while per-capita income is $48,895. Local economic indicators show a 0.0% poverty rate alongside 39.3% unemployment. Housing costs here run $214,600 for a typical home value (55% above the state average), with rent averaging - a month; 100.0% of homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 61.6, and the average commute is -. We also surface 8 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 3 additional ZIPs sharing Wirt County, so you can benchmark 26138 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 26138, Brohard, WV · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
127
Population
13.8
Area (sq mi)
9
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 26138?
61.6
Median Age
51.7%
Male
48.3%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$115,729
Median Household Income
+101% vs state
$48,895
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
39.3%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 26138 ranks nationally
Brohard, WV household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$115,729 Top 11% higher than 89% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
35
Total Housing Units
35
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
1.66
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$214,600
Median Home Value
+55% vs state
1997
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 26138 vs 26152 →
ZIP 26138 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 26362
Harrisville (26362)
3,378 residents
- 26147
Grantsville (26147)
2,188 residents
- 26136 644
Big Bend (26136)
644 residents
- 26151 558
Mount Zion (26151)
558 residents
- 26161 480
Petroleum (26161)
480 residents
- 26141 364
Creston (26141)
364 residents
- 26148 245
Macfarlan (26148)
245 residents
- 26138 127
Brohard (26138)
127 residents
- 26152 56
Munday (26152)
56 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 26138 ranks #8 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 26138 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 26138
Brohard (26138)
$115,729 median income
- 26362
Harrisville (26362)
$53,125 median income
- 26148 $44,177
Macfarlan (26148)
$44,177 median income
- 26141 $43,500
Creston (26141)
$43,500 median income
- 26147 $43,082
Grantsville (26147)
$43,082 median income
- 26136 $42,788
Big Bend (26136)
$42,788 median income
- 26151 $40,781
Mount Zion (26151)
$40,781 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 26138 ranks the highest of 7 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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