Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 26321: Alum Bridge, WV
ZIP code 26321 uses the postal name Alum Bridge, West Virginia and lies mostly in Lewis County (90% of its land) with the rest in Doddridge County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 340 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $103,967 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Alum Bridge · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Lewis County (90%); Doddridge County (10%)
- House district
- WV-2 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 23.9 sq mi · 14 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 26321?
26321 centers on 39.052°, -80.694° and covers 23.9 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 26443, 26338, 26384, 26411, 26452.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 26321, 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).
How does 26321 compare with the rest of Lewis County?
| Measure | 26321 | In Lewis County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 344 | 10th of 11 | 525th of 738 |
| Median household income | $104k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
26321's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (344). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 21% of 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 26321?
The 2020 Census counted 332 people in 26321; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 344. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 344±209 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 332
- Households
- 113
- Median age
- 30.0
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 26321?
Of the 344 people the ACS estimates in 26321, 21.5% are under 18 and 4.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 1821.5%
- 18 to 6473.5%
- 65 and older4.9%
- White, not Hispanic100.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 26321 earn?
Median household income is $103,967 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $103,967±$27,113
- Income per person
- $28,705
- Below the poverty line
- 9.3%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 4.4%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 42.4%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $51,592120 returns; wages 80% 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 26321?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 88.5%
- Housing units
- 144
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 26321?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26443 | Troy | 450 | $62k | 3.6 mi |
| 26338 | Camden | 518 | $87k | 4.4 mi |
| 26384 | Linn | 201 | – | 5.5 mi |
| 26411 | New Milton | 554 | $50k | 8.8 mi |
| 26452 | Weston | 9,220 | $52k | 9.0 mi |
| 26342 | Coxs Mills | 483 | $31k | 8.7 mi (near) |
| 26430 | Sand Fork | 216 | $48k | 11.4 mi (near) |
| 26351 | Glenville | 4,440 | $56k | 11.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.