Montrose, WV · standard
ZIP Code 26283
Randolph County, West Virginia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,734
- 11/sq mi
- $75,556
- Median income
- $153,500
- Median home value
- 26.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Montrose pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 44%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 27th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 11
- people per sq mi
- 91%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 26283 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 26283 covers 154.8 square miles in Montrose, Randolph County, West Virginia (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,734 residents on file, a density of 11 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 26283 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $75,556 (31% above the West Virginia average), while per-capita income is $31,424. Local economic indicators show a 1.5% poverty rate alongside 15.3% unemployment. On housing, the median home value is $153,500 (11% above the state average) with median rent at $572 per month, and 90.7% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 26.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.6, and the average commute is 28 minutes. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Randolph County, so you can benchmark 26283 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 26283, Montrose, 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
1,734
Population
154.8
Area (sq mi)
11
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 26283?
48.6
Median Age
58.7%
Male
41.3%
Female
0.5%
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?
$75,556
Median Household Income
+31% vs state
$31,424
Per Capita Income
1.5%
Poverty Rate
15.3%
Unemployment Rate
28.4 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 26283 ranks nationally
Montrose, WV household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$75,556 Top 44% higher than 56% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
684
Total Housing Units
570
Occupied Units
114
Vacant Units
2.40
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$153,500
Median Home Value
+11% vs state
$572
Median Rent
1989
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 14 business establishments in ZIP 26283, employing approximately 291 people with a combined annual payroll of $9,751,000.
14
Businesses
291
Employees
$9.8M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 4 | 28.6% |
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 26283 vs 26276 →
ZIP 26283 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 26241
Elkins (26241)
14,591 residents
- 26287 3,131
Parsons (26287)
3,131 residents
- 26283 1,734
Montrose (26283)
1,734 residents
- 26275 744
Junior (26275)
744 residents
- 26276 356
Kerens (26276)
356 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 26283 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 26283 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 26283
Montrose (26283)
$75,556 median income
- 26276
Kerens (26276)
$63,257 median income
- 26287
Parsons (26287)
$51,855 median income
- 26241
Elkins (26241)
$50,538 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 26283 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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