Whitmer, WV · standard
ZIP Code 26296
Randolph County, West Virginia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 177
- 2/sq mi Low-density area
National ZIP placement
Whitmer has 177 residents, placing it in the 7th percentile of the 33,099 US ZIP codes with a reported population, at 2 people per square mile.
Source: USPS ZIP record + U.S. Census Bureau ZIP population. Rank compares ZIP 26296 against every US ZIP with a reported population; income/home-value percentiles are not available for this ZIP.
ZIP code 26296 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Whitmer, Randolph County, West Virginia, home to just 177 residents across 118.0 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 26296, but per-capita income is -. The ACS does not publish both hardship measures for this ZIP, so the income figures above should be read without inferring a full local economic picture. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Education and household profile round out the picture: - of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is -, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Randolph County, so 26296 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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 26296, Whitmer, 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
177
Population
118.0
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 26296?
-
Median Age
-
Male
-
Female
-
Foreign-Born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
10housing units
10
Total Housing Units
0
Occupied Units
10
Vacant Units
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 26296 vs 26270 →
ZIP 26296 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 26270
Harman (26270)
755 residents
- 26804
Circleville (26804)
709 residents
- 26814
Riverton (26814)
415 residents
- 26254
Bowden (26254)
303 residents
- 26296 177
Whitmer (26296)
177 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 26296 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 26296 in?
ZIP code 26296 (Whitmer) is located in Randolph County, West Virginia. Randolph County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/randolph-wv.
What is the population of ZIP code 26296?
ZIP code 26296 in Whitmer, WV has a population of 177 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
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