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 Low-density area
- $51,771
- Median income Below-median income area
- 3.7%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
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 a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Gormania, Grant County, West Virginia, home to just 174 residents across 15.0 square miles, a density of 12 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 26720 reports a modest median household income of $51,771 (10% below the average West Virginia ZIP), while per-capita income is $30,028. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.0% and unemployment is 0.0%. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 3.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 45.1, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Grant County, so 26720 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, 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; 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 ZIP avg
$30,028
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 26720 ranks among West Virginia ZIPs
Gormania, WV household income vs. every West Virginia ZIP code
Median household income among 539 reporting West Virginia ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$51,771 40th percentile higher than 40% of 539 West Virginia ZIPs
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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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
44housing units
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.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 26720, both outside WV so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 26720 in?
ZIP code 26720 (Gormania) is located in Grant County, West Virginia. Grant County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/grant-wv.
What is the population of ZIP code 26720?
ZIP code 26720 in Gormania, WV has a population of 174 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 26720?
The median household income in ZIP 26720 is $51,771, which is 32% below the national average of $76,288.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 26720?
The largest racial group in ZIP 26720 is White at 100.0%.
What is the education level in ZIP code 26720?
In ZIP code 26720, 74.1% of residents aged 25+ have a high school diploma or higher, and 3.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures come from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
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