Petroleum, WV · standard
ZIP Code 26161
Ritchie County, West Virginia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 480
- 4/sq mi
- $162,500
- Median home value
- 7.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Petroleum pairs below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 31th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 26161 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 26161 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Petroleum, Ritchie County, West Virginia, home to just 480 residents across 123.1 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 26161, but per-capita income is $23,163. 33.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 0.0%. Median home value sits at $162,500 (18% above the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 100.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 7.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 62.5, and the average commute is -. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Ritchie County, so you can benchmark 26161 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 26161, Petroleum, 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
480
Population
123.1
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 26161?
62.5
Median Age
52.3%
Male
47.7%
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?
$23,163
Per Capita Income
33.3%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
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?
186
Total Housing Units
174
Occupied Units
12
Vacant Units
2.39
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$162,500
Median Home Value
+18% vs state
1977
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 26161 vs 26180 →
ZIP 26161 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 26143
Elizabeth (26143)
4,547 residents
- 26184
Waverly (26184)
2,361 residents
- 26180
Walker (26180)
2,284 residents
- 26337 1,218
Cairo (26337)
1,218 residents
- 26161 480
Petroleum (26161)
480 residents
- 26148 245
Macfarlan (26148)
245 residents
- 26138 127
Brohard (26138)
127 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 26161 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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