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ZIP Code 26301: Clarksburg, WV

ZIP code 26301 uses the postal name Clarksburg, West Virginia and lies entirely in Harrison County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 29,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $49,816 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Clarksburg (10%), Despard (2%), East View (1%), Nutter Fort (1%) and Stonewood (1%); 84% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: West Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia
263sectional center: Charleston, WV (SCF 250)
01delivery area within it
Town
Clarksburg · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Clarksburg (10%); Despard (2%) census-designated place; East View (1%) census-designated place; Nutter Fort (1%)
Neighborhood
Chestnut Hills GeoNames
Micro area
Clarksburg, WV
House district
WV-2 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
77.1 sq mi · 372 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
26302, 26306 also use the name Clarksburg

Where is ZIP code 26301?

26301 centers on 39.286°, -80.373° and covers 77.1 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 12 ZIP codes: 26422, 26369, 26323, 26404, 26451, 26361, 26408, 26330, 26386, 26431 and more.

26323 · Anmoore26330 · Bridgeport26361 · Gypsy26369 · Hepzibah26385 · Lost Creek26386 · Lumberport26404 · Meadowbrook26408 · Mount Clare26422 · Reynoldsville26426 · Salem26431 · Shinnston26451 · West Milford26301 · Clarksburg (this ZIP)26301264262633026385264312638626408264222636926323 · Anmoore26330 · Bridgeport26361 · Gypsy26369 · Hepzibah26385 · Lost Creek26386 · Lumberport26404 · Meadowbrook26408 · Mount Clare26422 · Reynoldsville26426 · Salem26431 · Shinnston26451 · West Milford26301 · Clarksburg (this ZIP)263012642626330263852643126386264082642226323 · Anmoore26330 · Bridgeport26361 · Gypsy26369 · Hepzibah26385 · Lost Creek26386 · Lumberport26404 · Meadowbrook26408 · Mount Clare26422 · Reynoldsville26426 · Salem26431 · Shinnston26451 · West Milford26301 · Clarksburg (this ZIP)26301264262633026385264312638626408
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 26301 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 26301, 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); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 26301 compare with the rest of Harrison County?

Rank of 26301 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure26301In Harrison CountyIn WV
People (ACS 2020-2024)28,7162nd of 226th of 738
Median household income$50k9th of 9124th of 159
Median home value$133k9th of 10129th of 194

Its median household income is higher than in 14% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 69% of all 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 26301?

The 2020 Census counted 28,586 people in 26301; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 28,716. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
28,716
2020 Census count
28,586
Households
11,906
Median age
40.9

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 26301?

Of the 28,716 people the ACS estimates in 26301, 22.4% are under 18 and 19.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (90.9%).

  • Under 1822.4%
  • 18 to 6458.5%
  • 65 and older19.1%
Age of the people of 26301 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic90.9%
  • Other or two or more4.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.6%
  • Black, not Hispanic2.2%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.3%
Race and Hispanic origin in 26301 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

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 26301 earn?

Median household income is $49,816 (ACS 2020-2024), the 9th highest of the 9 ranked ZIP codes in Harrison County.

Median household income
$49,816
Income per person
$29,157
Below the poverty line
20.3%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
23.5%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$54,51412,240 returns; wages 71% 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 26301?

FHFA's house price index for 26301, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 54% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 34% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +8.2% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$133,300
Median gross rent
$791
Homes owned by their occupants
65.7%
Housing units
13,954
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Index = 100 in 1992, the first year FHFA reports for 26301; 2025: 257.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 26301?

712 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 24 fewer than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade104
  • Other services (except public administration)102
  • Health care and social assistance100
  • Accommodation and food services78
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services55
  • Construction51

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 26301?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 26301, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
26422Reynoldsville94–3.3 mi
26369Hepzibah387–4.0 mi
26323Anmoore382–4.7 mi
26404Meadowbrook113$17k4.9 mi
26451West Milford591$74k5.9 mi
26361Gypsy102$83k6.2 mi
26408Mount Clare2,043$73k7.1 mi
26330Bridgeport15,600$89k8.1 mi
26386Lumberport2,243$76k8.1 mi
26431Shinnston6,271$61k8.8 mi
26385Lost Creek2,870$83k8.8 mi
26426Salem7,575$56k10.3 mi

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.

Which other ZIP codes use the name Clarksburg?

2 more ZIP codes carry the postal name Clarksburg, WV without a residential delivery area: PO boxes at the post office, or a single organization with its own ZIP code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

ZIP codes named Clarksburg without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPCounty
26302Harrison County
26306Harrison County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0), downloaded 2026-10-09; a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.