Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 26141: Creston, WV
ZIP code 26141 uses the postal name Creston, West Virginia and lies mostly in Calhoun County (53% of its land) with the rest in Wirt County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 360 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $43,500 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Creston · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Calhoun County (53%); Wirt County (47%)
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 38.6 sq mi · 9 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 26141?
26141 centers on 38.934°, -81.246° and covers 38.6 square miles of land plus 0.6 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 26151, 26152, 26136, 26160, 25234, 26143, 25276.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 26141, 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 26141 compare with the rest of Calhoun County?
| Measure | 26141 | In Calhoun County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 356 | 8th of 15 | 519th of 738 |
| Median household income | $44k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $75k | not ranked | not ranked |
26141's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (356). 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 16% 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 26141?
The 2020 Census counted 392 people in 26141; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 356. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 356±182 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 392
- Households
- 158
- Median age
- 59.5
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 26141?
Of the 356 people the ACS estimates in 26141, 3.9% are under 18 and 36.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 183.9%
- 18 to 6459.8%
- 65 and older36.2%
- White, not Hispanic100.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 26141 earn?
Median household income is $43,500 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $43,500±$13,277
- Income per person
- $26,604
- Below the poverty line
- 4.8%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 19.6%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 6.1%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $41,467180 returns; wages 70% 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 26141?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $75,000
- Median gross rent
- $519
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 75.9%
- Housing units
- 215
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 26141?
5 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 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 26141?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26151 | Mount Zion | 572 | $41k | 4.4 mi |
| 26152 | Munday | 0 | – | 4.8 mi |
| 26136 | Big Bend | 307 | $43k | 7.1 mi |
| 26160 | Palestine | 1,163 | $49k | 9.5 mi |
| 25234 | Arnoldsburg | 566 | $43k | 10.6 mi |
| 26143 | Elizabeth | 3,363 | $55k | 10.9 mi |
| 25276 | Spencer | 7,127 | $45k | 11.4 mi |
| 26138 | Brohard | 58 | $116k | 8.4 mi (near) |
| 26147 | Grantsville | 2,089 | $43k | 9.2 mi (near) |
| 26148 | Macfarlan | 164 | $44k | 9.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.