Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 26690: Swiss, WV
ZIP code 26690 uses the postal name Swiss, West Virginia and lies mostly in Fayette County (56% of its land) with the rest in Nicholas County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 820 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Swiss · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Fayette County (56%); Nicholas County (44%)
- Metro area
- Beckley, WV
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 39.9 sq mi · 21 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 26690?
26690 centers on 38.175°, -81.089° and covers 39.9 square miles of land plus 0.6 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 25812, 25938, 25085, 26656, 26651, 25111.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 26690, 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 26690 compare with the rest of Fayette County?
| Measure | 26690 | In Fayette County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 824 | 11th of 45 | 334th of 738 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $51k | not ranked | not ranked |
26690's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (824). 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 26% 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 26690?
The 2020 Census counted 468 people in 26690; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 824. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 824±440 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 468
- Households
- 254
- Median age
- 30.6
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 26690?
Of the 824 people the ACS estimates in 26690, 28.3% are under 18 and 6.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 1828.3%
- 18 to 6465.4%
- 65 and older6.3%
- 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 are homes worth in 26690?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $51,300
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 83.9%
- Housing units
- 254
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 26690?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25812 | Ansted | 1,339 | $44k | 3.2 mi |
| 25938 | Victor | 1,739 | $60k | 3.3 mi |
| 25085 | Gauley Bridge | 557 | $31k | 4.1 mi |
| 26656 | Belva | 414 | $78k | 7.0 mi |
| 26651 | Summersville | 9,067 | $63k | 8.1 mi |
| 25111 | Indore | 227 | $57k | 12.2 mi |
| 25115 | Kanawha Falls | 39 | – | 6.2 mi (near) |
| 25862 | Lansing | 216 | $108k | 6.6 mi (near) |
| 26667 | Drennen | 136 | – | 6.8 mi (near) |
| 25854 | Hico | 704 | $52k | 7.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.