Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,124 Zip code population in 2010: 3,734 Zip code population in 2000: 4,146
Houses and condos: 1,724 Renter-occupied apartments: 114
% of renters here:
10%
State:
26%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26456: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 151.3 sq. mi. Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 21 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.4% ($664)
West Virginia:
0.5% ($821)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $698 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $649 (0.6%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,519
(48.6%)
Females: 1,605
(51.4%)
For population 25 years and over in 26456:
High school or higher: 79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
Unemployed: 6.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 26456:
Never married: 25.9%
Now married: 51.5%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 9.6%
Divorced: 11.9%
Zip code 26456 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26456, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,334 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$52,334
State:
$56,292
Salary/wage: $43,483 (reported on 76.4% of returns)
Here:
$43,483
State:
$49,093
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1076.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3442.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6480.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9290.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16303.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $953 (reported on 27.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$953
West Virginia:
$1,141
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.1% for AGIs below $25k, 12.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 43.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,967 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,967
State:
$5,456
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.2% for AGIs below $25k, 13.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 34.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 43.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,008 (reported on 9.3% of returns)
Here:
+$10,008
State:
+$11,656
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 153.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1274.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,488 (reported on 11.4% of returns)
Here:
+$5,488
State:
+$12,084
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 65.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 180.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,370 (reported on 7.1% of returns)
26456:
$16,370
West Virginia:
$15,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 137.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 298.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 863.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,450 (reported on 1.4% of returns)
Here:
$18,450
State:
$31,950
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Earned income credit: $2,130 (reported on 19.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,130
State:
$2,258
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.7% for AGIs below $25k, 74.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.3%
Here:
94%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 91.8% for AGIs below $25k, 97.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26456, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,778 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$43,778
State:
$48,628
Salary/wage: $36,097 (reported on 80.2% of returns)
Here:
$36,097
State:
$42,328
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.8% for AGIs below $25k, 79.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $822 (reported on 24.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$822
West Virginia:
$1,211
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,990 (reported on 10.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,990
State:
$4,262
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,371 (reported on 7.3% of returns)
Here:
+$7,371
State:
+$8,875
Profit/loss from business: +$7,015 (reported on 13.5% of returns)
Here:
+$7,015
State:
+$13,636
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,950 (reported on 8.3% of returns)
26456:
$9,950
West Virginia:
$11,787
Total itemized deductions: $19,900 (16% of AGI, reported on 12.5% of returns)
Here:
$19,900
State:
$21,148
Here:
16.1% of AGI
State:
18.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,657 (reported on 7.3% of returns)
Here:
$4,657
State:
$4,508
Taxes paid: $6,550 (reported on 12.5% of returns)
26456:
$6,550
State:
$8,103
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,264 (reported on 22.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,264
State:
$2,140
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.0%
Here:
50%
State:
49%
(% for various income ranges: 45.5% for AGIs below $25k, 48.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 40.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26456, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,479 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$30,479
State:
$37,498
Salary/wage: $27,609 (reported on 81.4% of returns)
Here:
$27,609
State:
$33,645
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.2% for AGIs below $10k, 70.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,346 (reported on 36.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,346
West Virginia:
$1,465
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,521 (reported on 16.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,521
State:
$2,913
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,338 (reported on 10.1% of returns)
Here:
+$1,338
State:
+$6,331
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,270 (reported on 17.8% of returns)
Here:
+$6,270
State:
+$11,074
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $1,952 (reported on 3.1% of returns)
26456:
$1,952
West Virginia:
$2,796
Total itemized deductions: $14,790 (21% of AGI, reported on 11.4% of returns)
Here:
$14,790
State:
$16,976
Here:
20.7% of AGI
State:
19.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,661 (5% of AGI, reported on 9.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,661
State:
$3,529
Here:
4.8% of AGI
State:
3.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,727 (reported on 67.0% of returns)
26456:
$3,727
State:
$5,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,812 (reported on 24.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,812
State:
$1,662
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.0%
Here:
55%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 50.2% for AGIs below $10k, 55.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 129 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,043
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 43 (13 now married, 28 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 586 (242 now married, 344 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 26456 with a mortgage: 382 (5 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,044 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $253
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
21.5%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
17.2%
Whole state:
9.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.4
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.7
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 26456: Camp (A), Doddridge County Emergency Squad (B), Smithburg Volunteer Fire Department (C), West Union Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 26456 include: Walnut Grove Church (A), Kates Chapel (B), Knights Chapel (C), Liberty Baptist Church (D), South Branch Church (E), Arnold Creek Church (F), Bethel Chapel (G), Cabin Run Church (H), Ruley Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Freeman Cemetery (1), Keys Cemetery (2), Underwood Cemetery (3), Hart Cemetery (4), Fleming Cemetery (5), South Branch East Cemetery (6), Archbold Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Trap Run (A), Taylor Drain (B), Sugarcamp Run (C), Sugar Run (D), Straight Fork (E), Slaughter Run (F), Sheep Run (G), Sandy Run (H), Riggins Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 507 2-persons, 209 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 40 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 299 1-person, 26 2-persons
379 married couples with children.
59 single-parent households (8 men, 51 women).
98.8% of residents of 26456 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 51 (1.7%) (100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.7%
Whole state:
1.8%
80%Thailand
16%France
23%American
22%English
19%German
9%Irish
4%European
4%Scottish
4%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
50Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
DODRIDGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (104 SISTERVILLE PIKE in WEST UNION, WV)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1988-0288, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1986-0756, (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1988-0288, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1986-0756, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Alternative names: BOARD OFFICE, DODDRIDGE CO. BD. OF ED., DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOLS, DODDRIDGE CTY BD OF ED, DODDRIDGE CTY SCHOOLS, DODRIDGE CO. BD. OF ED.
DODDRIDGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (201 STUART STREET in WEST UNION, WV)
(Geographic Names Information System) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-18501 Organizations: DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
DODDRIDGE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (RR 2 BOX 35C in WEST UNION, WV)
(Geographic Names Information System) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-18301 Organizations: DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
DODDRIDGE COUNTY ELEMENTARY (ROUTE 2 BOX 35-D in WEST UNION, WV)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-18211 Organizations: DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CNG - SMITHBURG COMPRESSOR STATION (SNOW BIRD ROAD in WEST UNION, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS. Organizations: DOMINION TRANSMISSION INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CNG - SMITHBURG CS, CNG TRANSMISSION CORP, DOMINION TRANSMISSION CORP.
AUTO PRO BODY REPAIR (RT 18 N 2M N OF W UNION in WEST UNION, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Organizations: BLAKE ERNIE (CONTACT/OWNER)
CNG - COLLINS CS (WV ROUTE 11/4 (STAR ROUTE) in WEST UNION, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
EQUITRANS DIV F WEST UNION (RTE 50/30 (SUNNYSIDE) in WEST UNION, WV)
EQUITRANS WEST UNION COMPRESSOR STATION (RTE 18 NORTH - 5M OFF RT 50W in WEST UNION, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: EQUITRANS LP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EQUITRANS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EQUITRANS WEST UNION STATION 53
CHAMPION GLASS LLC (202 GEORGE STREET in WEST UNION, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: PRESSED AND BLOWN GLASS AND GLASSWARE
DOMINION TRANSMISSION, INC. (STAR ROUTE 18 - NORTH, BOX 11 in WEST UNION, WV)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS. Alternative names: CNG L L TONKIN COMPRESSOR STATION, CNG TRANS CORP LL TONKIN STA
DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOL BUS GARAGE (STEWART ST in WEST UNION, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: DODDRIDGE CO BOARD OF EDUCATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
DOMINION FIELD SERVICES, INC. (5 MILES NORTH ON HIGHWAY 18 in WEST UNION, WV)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS; NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION Business NAICS classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUID EXTRACTION. Alternative names: GULF ENERGY GATHERING & PROCESSING, LLC , GULF ENERGY GATHERING WEST UNION, GULF ENERGY - WEST UNION PLANT, WEST UNION PLANT
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.1%
83.5%Utility gas
11.9%Electricity
3.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.7%Wood
0.5%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 3,133. Population change in the 1990s: +1,013 (+32.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,052
Northeast: 159
Midwest: 312
South: 525
West: 20
69% of the 26456 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.
96% of the 26456 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68
Here:
26.0%
West Virginia:
12.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:
2.9%
West Virginia:
8.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
West Virginia:
17.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
61,696Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
59,325Transportation occupations
58,867Material moving occupations
56,389Production occupations
55,871Construction and extraction occupations
43,434Business and financial operations occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (10-19: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 5)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (5-9: 1)
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 35. The highest number of reported fires - 75 took place in 2017, and the least - 16 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (48.5%), and Outside Fires (19.6%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26456