Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 26621: Flatwoods, WV
ZIP code 26621 uses the postal name Flatwoods, West Virginia and lies entirely in Braxton County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 740 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $43,092 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies mostly outside any Census place; 1% is in small places.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Flatwoods · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Braxton County
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 29.9 sq mi · 25 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 26621?
26621 centers on 38.690°, -80.506° and covers 29.9 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 9 ZIP codes: 26627, 26376, 26217, 26215, 26601, 26631, 26222, 26619, 26335.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 26621, 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 26621 compare with the rest of Braxton County?
| Measure | 26621 | In Braxton County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 744 | 10th of 18 | 359th of 738 |
| Median household income | $43k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $157k | not ranked | not ranked |
26621's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (744). 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 30% 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 26621?
The 2020 Census counted 694 people in 26621; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 744. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 744±236 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 694
- Households
- 301
- Median age
- 55.1
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 26621?
Of the 744 people the ACS estimates in 26621, 18.4% are under 18 and 38.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (94.5%).
- Under 1818.4%
- 18 to 6443.5%
- 65 and older38.0%
- White, not Hispanic94.5%
- Other or two or more5.5%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 26621 earn?
Median household income is $43,092 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $43,092±$18,864
- Income per person
- $25,279
- Below the poverty line
- 11.0%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 7.1%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 10.2%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $51,169320 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 26621?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $157,100
- Median gross rent
- $713
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 78.4%
- Housing units
- 324
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 26621?
18 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in other services (except public administration) (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Other services (except public administration)6
- Construction3
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 26621?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26627 | Heaters | 357 | $64k | 6.0 mi |
| 26376 | Ireland | 487 | $35k | 6.2 mi |
| 26217 | Diana | 283 | – | 6.4 mi |
| 26215 | Cleveland | 166 | $84k | 7.9 mi |
| 26601 | Sutton | 4,121 | $51k | 8.1 mi |
| 26631 | Napier | 214 | – | 8.7 mi |
| 26222 | Hacker Valley | 309 | $48k | 9.0 mi |
| 26619 | Exchange | 695 | $36k | 11.5 mi |
| 26335 | Burnsville | 1,149 | $52k | 14.3 mi |
| 26228 | Kanawha Head | 42 | – | 8.5 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.