26203 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 535
Zip code population in 2010: 198
Zip code population in 2000: 261

Houses and condos: 195
Renter-occupied apartments: 53
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26203: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 25.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $198

For population 25 years and over in 26203:

• High school or higher: 48.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%

For population 15 years and over in 26203:

• Never married: 37.1%
• Now married: 42.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 11.8%
• Divorced: 9.1%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26203, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $21,657 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,657
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $18,860 (reported on 86.1% of returns)

Here:	$18,860
State:	$33,645

Taxable interest for individuals: $238 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$238
West Virginia:	$1,465

Profit/loss from business: +$8,545 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,545
State:	+$11,074

Total tax: $2,783 (reported on 55.6% of returns)

26203:	$2,783
State:	$5,372

Earned income credit: $1,375 (reported on 44.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,375
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.6%

Here:	68%
State:	55%

Nearest zip codes: 26601, 26629, 26206, 26217, 26691, 26621.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 159
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 46

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 65 (0 now married, 62 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (21 now married, 0 unmarried)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 26203 household income distribution in 2022

• 27Less than $10,000
• 20$10,000 to $14,999
• 35$15,000 to $19,999
• 31$20,000 to $24,999
• 37$35,000 to $39,999
• 26$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26203

• 81Less than $10,000
• 15$70,000 to $79,999
• 21$150,000 to $174,999
• 13$175,000 to $199,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 26203

• 18$450 to $499
• 27No cash rent

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $32,791

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $10,637

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $69,377

Here:	$69,377
State:	$206,655

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 114
• Mobile homes: 79

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26203

• 64.0%45Drove a car alone
• 34.1%24Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26203

• 135 to 9 minutes
• 1815 to 19 minutes
• 1230 to 34 minutes
• 2390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 535

• Male householders: 65 (0 living alone), Female householders: 129 (49 living alone)

• 81 spouses (81 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 59 children (58 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 125 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 49 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person

59 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

99.8% of residents of 26203 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BROOKS RUN COAL CO (PREP PLT & REFUSE DISPOSAL in ERBACON, WV)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1980-0016, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• BROOKS RUN MINING COMPANY, LLC (MAIN STREET in ERBACON, WV)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING; COAL MINING SERVICES
  Alternative names: BROOKS RUN COAL COMPANY #1 PLANT

• LEXIE COAL CORP (MINE H8A in ERBACON, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , FERGUSON BRUCE MR (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BROOKS RUN COAL (1 MI WEST OF ERBACON in ERBACON, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• HANEY BROTHERS TRUCKING CO INC (MISSOURI RUN RD in ERBACON, WV)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• JULIANA MINING CO (AMOS RUN in ERBACON, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• BROOKS RUN COAL PREPARATION PLANT (61 MISSOURI RUN RD in ERBACON, WV)

  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING; BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.7%

Population in 1990: 318.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 470
• Northeast: 37
• South: 19

66% of the 26203 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.

101% of the 26203 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Mining: Bituminous Coal Underground Mining (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 26203 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	4	67.5 years
Albert	3	79.3 years
William	3	69.4 years
Eliza	2	86.5 years
Emma	2	80.1 years
Charles	2	77.5 years
Arthur	2	78.0 years
Lola	2	74.5 years
Myrtle	2	76.5 years
Newman	2	88.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 26203 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Holcomb	12	75.2 years
Mccourt	5	69.0 years
Carpenter	5	76.6 years
Dodrill	5	79.6 years
Cogar	4	58.7 years
Rose	4	82.5 years
Johns	3	74.3 years
Bean	3	82.6 years
Dillon	3	66.0 years
Skidmore	3	66.7 years