Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 26167: Reader, WV
ZIP code 26167 uses the postal name Reader, West Virginia and lies entirely in Wetzel County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 470 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $57,470 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 3% of its land lies in Reader (a census-designated place); 97% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Reader · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Wetzel County
- Census places
- Reader census-designated place
- House district
- WV-2 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 33.4 sq mi · 14 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 26167?
26167 centers on 39.532°, -80.723° and covers 33.4 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 26162, 26377, 26419, 26155, 26149.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 26167, 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 26167 compare with the rest of Wetzel County?
| Measure | 26167 | In Wetzel County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 474 | 11th of 13 | 464th of 738 |
| Median household income | $58k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $84k | not ranked | not ranked |
26167's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (474). 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 21% 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 26167?
The 2020 Census counted 738 people in 26167; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 474. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 474±203 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 738
- Households
- 289
- Median age
- 55.7
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 26167?
Of the 474 people the ACS estimates in 26167, 6.5% are under 18 and 33.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 186.5%
- 18 to 6460.3%
- 65 and older33.1%
- 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 26167 earn?
Median household income is $57,470 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $57,470±$12,303
- Income per person
- $31,876
- Below the poverty line
- 7.4%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 10.9%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $92,869350 returns; wages 47% 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 26167?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $83,600
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 88.2%
- Housing units
- 324
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 26167?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26162 | Porters Falls | 0 | – | 3.4 mi |
| 26377 | Jacksonburg | 654 | $51k | 4.7 mi |
| 26419 | Pine Grove | 758 | $47k | 6.5 mi |
| 26155 | New Martinsville | 8,003 | $65k | 7.1 mi |
| 26149 | Middlebourne | 2,314 | $72k | 9.6 mi |
| 26339 | Center Point | 223 | $80k | 9.6 mi (near) |
| 26320 | Alma | 723 | $71k | 10.1 mi (near) |
| 26348 | Folsom | 184 | – | 10.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.