26656 Zip Code (Belva, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 307
Zip code population in 2010: 401
Zip code population in 2000: 444

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26656: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 9.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 34 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 26656:

• High school or higher: 86.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 1.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26656:

• Never married: 16.2%
• Now married: 60.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 15.2%
• Divorced: 8.2%

• 
• • 28893.8%White
  • 196.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26656, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,700 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,700
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $43,455 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$43,455
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1167.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2890.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4273.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $100 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$100
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,233 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,233
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 167.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 84.6%

Here:	85%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 125.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26656, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,112 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,112
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $39,729 (reported on 82.4% of returns)

Here:	$39,729
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.8% for AGIs below $25k, 158.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $933 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$933
West Virginia:	$1,211

Earned income credit: $2,050 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,050
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 35.3%

Here:	35%
State:	49%

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26656, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,881 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,881
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $30,669 (reported on 85.3% of returns)

Here:	$30,669
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.6% for AGIs below $10k, 76.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $776 (reported on 27.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$776
West Virginia:	$1,465

Taxable dividends: $400 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	$400
State:	$2,913

Total tax: $3,452 (reported on 70.1% of returns)

26656:	$3,452
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,688 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,688
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 42.9%

Here:	43%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 35.3% for AGIs below $10k, 45.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 38.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 25125, 25059, 25111, 25185, 25812, 25160.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 29
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 92

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 84 (47 now married, 37 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26656 with a mortgage: 46
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 26656 household income distribution in 2022

• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 69$60,000 to $74,999
• 8$75,000 to $99,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26656

• 7$20,000 to $24,999
• 19$40,000 to $49,999
• 31$60,000 to $69,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 47$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 9$250,000 to $299,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $225,745
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $361,257

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $75,792

Here:	$75,792
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $34,265

Here:	$34,265
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 110
• Mobile homes: 34

Unemployment: 1.5%

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26656

• 4Less than 5 minutes
• 15 to 9 minutes
• 1210 to 14 minutes
• 715 to 19 minutes
• 130 to 34 minutes
• 860 to 89 minutes
• 4190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 2.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 307

• Male householders: 88 (7 living alone), Female householders: 32 (16 living alone)

• 70 spouses (70 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 119 children (94 natural, 29 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 14 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person

35 married couples with children.
68 single-parent households (68 women).

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AUXIER WELDING INC (RTE 39 in BELVA, WV)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , FUXIER BURTON_H (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CLONCH INDUSTRIES INC. (P.O. BOX 117 in BELVA, WV)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  

Population in 1990: 415. Population change in the 1990s: +29 (+7.0%).

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

• This state: 241
• Northeast: 7
• Midwest: 56

77% of the 26656 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

56% of the 26656 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 89% moved from this county.

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:

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 26656 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	9	76.1 years
George	8	73.4 years
Charles	5	75.4 years
William	5	63.0 years
Howard	4	69.7 years
Mary	4	64.5 years
Robert	4	65.3 years
Roy	4	64.0 years
Clarence	3	82.6 years
Thelma	3	88.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 26656 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Brown	17	68.9 years
Foster	13	75.8 years
Taylor	8	68.4 years
Backus	5	76.0 years
Hill	5	67.4 years
Hughes	5	72.6 years
Keith	5	66.2 years
Crouse	5	71.4 years
Johnson	5	74.8 years
Clonch	4	73.3 years