Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 26342: Coxs Mills, WV
ZIP code 26342 uses the postal name Coxs Mills, West Virginia and lies entirely in Gilmer County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 480 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $31,192 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Coxs Mills · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Gilmer County
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 52.2 sq mi · 9 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 26342?
26342 centers on 39.034°, -80.855° and covers 52.2 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 26325, 26443, 26351, 26384, 26178, 26137, 26411.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 26342, 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 26342 compare with the rest of Gilmer County?
| Measure | 26342 | In Gilmer County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 483 | 10th of 16 | 458th of 738 |
| Median household income | $31k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
26342's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (483). 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 16% 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 26342?
The 2020 Census counted 464 people in 26342; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 483. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 483±221 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 464
- Households
- 217
- Median age
- 40.3
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 26342?
Of the 483 people the ACS estimates in 26342, 35.2% are under 18 and 27.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 1835.2%
- 18 to 6437.5%
- 65 and older27.3%
- 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 26342 earn?
Median household income is $31,192 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $31,192±$14,577
- Income per person
- $24,446
- Below the poverty line
- 26.3%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 24.9%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $55,315200 returns; wages 72% 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 26342?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 91.7%
- Housing units
- 344
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 26342?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26325 | Auburn | 221 | – | 5.3 mi |
| 26443 | Troy | 450 | $62k | 6.2 mi |
| 26351 | Glenville | 4,440 | $56k | 7.5 mi |
| 26384 | Linn | 201 | – | 8.2 mi |
| 26178 | Smithville | 184 | $35k | 9.5 mi |
| 26137 | Big Springs | 818 | $26k | 10.8 mi |
| 26411 | New Milton | 554 | $50k | 12.2 mi |
| 26327 | Berea | 51 | – | 7.8 mi (near) |
| 26321 | Alum Bridge | 344 | $104k | 8.7 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.