Junior, WV · standard
ZIP Code 26275
Barbour County, West Virginia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 744
- 70/sq mi
- $67,900
- Median home value
- 1.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Junior pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 3th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 70
- people per sq mi
- 73%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 26275 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 26275 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Junior, Barbour County, West Virginia, home to just 744 residents across 10.6 square miles, a density of 70 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 26275, but per-capita income is $18,544. 27.7% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 10.0%. The typical home here is valued at $67,900 (51% below the state average); renters pay a median of $627 monthly, and 73.4% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 1.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 33.2, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 5 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 26275, plus 6 more within Barbour 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 26275, Junior, 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
744
Population
10.6
Area (sq mi)
70
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 26275?
33.2
Median Age
56.0%
Male
44.0%
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?
$18,544
Per Capita Income
27.7%
Poverty Rate
10.0%
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?
219
Total Housing Units
184
Occupied Units
35
Vacant Units
2.83
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$67,900
Median Home Value
-51% vs state
$627
Median Rent
1967
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 26275, employing approximately 16 people with a combined annual payroll of $84,000.
4
Businesses
16
Employees
$84K
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
Want a side-by-side? Compare 26275 vs 26250 →
ZIP 26275 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 26250
Belington (26250)
5,570 residents
- 26283 1,734
Montrose (26283)
1,734 residents
- 26257 957
Coalton (26257)
957 residents
- 26275 744
Junior (26275)
744 residents
- 26267 369
Ellamore (26267)
369 residents
- 26285 304
Norton (26285)
304 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 26275 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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