Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 26629: Little Birch, WV
ZIP code 26629 uses the postal name Little Birch, West Virginia and lies entirely in Braxton County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 260 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Little Birch · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Braxton County
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 10.5 sq mi · 25 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 26629?
26629 centers on 38.564°, -80.704° and covers 10.5 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 26601, 26203, 26610.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 26629, 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 26629 compare with the rest of Braxton County?
| Measure | 26629 | In Braxton County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 257 | 16th of 18 | 572nd of 738 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $115k | not ranked | not ranked |
26629's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (257). 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 29% 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 26629?
The 2020 Census counted 407 people in 26629; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 257. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 257±141 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 407
- Households
- 129
- Median age
- 57.1
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 26629?
Of the 257 people the ACS estimates in 26629, 14.0% are under 18 and 16.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (65.4%), then Other or two or more (34.6%).
- Under 1814.0%
- 18 to 6470.0%
- 65 and older16.0%
- White, not Hispanic65.4%
- Other or two or more34.6%
- 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 are homes worth in 26629?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $114,600
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 60.5%
- Housing units
- 129
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 26629?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26601 | Sutton | 4,121 | $51k | 5.8 mi |
| 26203 | Erbacon | 312 | $26k | 6.3 mi |
| 26610 | Birch River | 723 | $37k | 6.6 mi |
| 26617 | Dille | 763 | $56k | 8.1 mi (near) |
| 26623 | Frametown | 1,425 | $61k | 11.0 mi (near) |
| 25063 | Duck | 1,309 | $62k | 11.8 mi (near) |
| 26691 | Tioga | 741 | $85k | 11.9 mi (near) |
| 25211 | Widen | 100 | $20k | 11.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.