Gormania, WV · standard
ZIP Code 26720
Grant County, West Virginia — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 174
- 12/sq mi
- $51,771
- Median income
- 3.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Gormania pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 17th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 12
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 26720 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 26720 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 15.0 square miles in Gormania, Grant County, West Virginia. The area is home to 174 residents, producing a population density of 12 people per square mile, and falls within the New York time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 26720 against West Virginia and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 26720 sits at $51,771 (10% below the West Virginia average), while per-capita income is $30,028. The poverty rate stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is — with median rent at — per month, and 100.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 26720 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 3.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 45.1, and the average commute is —. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Grant County, so you can benchmark 26720 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 26720, Gormania, WV · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
174
Population
15.0
Area (sq mi)
12
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 26720?
45.1
Median Age
79.6%
Male
20.4%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$51,771
Median Household Income
-10% vs state
$30,028
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 26720 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$51,771 17th percentile higher than 17% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
44
Total Housing Units
17
Occupied Units
27
Vacant Units
3.18
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1955
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 26720 vs 26739 →
ZIP 26720 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 21550
Oakland (21550)
14,194 residents
- 26739 889
Mount Storm (26739)
889 residents
- 21538 716
Kitzmiller (21538)
716 residents
- 26707 344
Bayard (26707)
344 residents
- 26720 174
Gormania (26720)
174 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 26720 ranks #5 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 26720 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 21550
Oakland (21550)
$64,921 median income
- 21538
Kitzmiller (21538)
$61,250 median income
- 26720
Gormania (26720)
$51,771 median income
- 26739
Mount Storm (26739)
$42,000 median income
- 26707
Bayard (26707)
$33,462 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 26720 ranks #3 of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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