Kanawha Head, WV · standard
ZIP Code 26228
Upshur County, West Virginia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 109
- 5/sq mi
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 26228 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Kanawha Head, Upshur County, West Virginia, home to just 109 residents across 23.7 square miles, a density of 5 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 26228, but per-capita income is -. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads -. Median home value sits at -, median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 100.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 76.6, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 8 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 26228, plus 5 more within Upshur County, give a clearer read than the 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 26228, Kanawha Head, 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
109
Population
23.7
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 26228?
76.6
Median Age
66.7%
Male
33.3%
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?
0.0%
Poverty 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?
34
Total Housing Units
14
Occupied Units
20
Vacant Units
3.00
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 26228, employing approximately 10 people with a combined annual payroll of $698,000.
3
Businesses
10
Employees
$698K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
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ZIP 26228 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 26218
French Creek (26218)
2,583 residents
- 26234
Rock Cave (26234)
1,454 residents
- 26376 463
Ireland (26376)
463 residents
- 26222 454
Hacker Valley (26222)
454 residents
- 26343 445
Crawford (26343)
445 residents
- 26217 354
Diana (26217)
354 residents
- 26215 167
Cleveland (26215)
167 residents
- 26228 109
Kanawha Head (26228)
109 residents
- 26236 29
Selbyville (26236)
29 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 26228 ranks #8 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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