Short Creek, WV
Brooke County · West Virginia · United States
Home to 155 people across 0.156 square miles.
At a glance
26058 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 26058 is
| Coordinates | 40.187138, -80.661917 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Brooke County |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| Land area | 0.156 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Philadelphia, PA | 291.0 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 351.7 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 381.4 mi |
| Atlanta, GA | 490.0 mi |
People
Who lives in 26058
155 residents in 30 households, averaging 5.17 people per household. The largest age group is 45-54 at 36.1% of residents, and 100.0% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 30 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 5.17 |
| Family households | 100.0% |
| Living alone | 0.0% |
| Median age | 46.5 years |
| Households with internet | 93.3% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 26058
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $47,808 |
| Poverty rate | 11.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 62.7% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 0.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 58.7% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 26058
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | 1953 |
| Housing units | 30 |
| Vacancy rate | 0.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 30 occupied units
| Owner households | 25 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 5 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 26058 commutes
37.1% of workers worked from home, and the average one-way trip takes 32.1 minutes. 37.1% work from home.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 32.1 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 26058
ZIP code 26058 is assigned to Short Creek, WV, and falls within Brooke County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 155 people live inside it.
At 994 residents per square mile spread over 0.156 square miles, 26058 reads as a small-town area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in Short Creek looks like
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1953, making the housing here mid-century. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.
The population skews older than the national median, with a median age of 46.5 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 5.17 people on average, with 100.0% classified as family households.
Getting to work takes 32.1 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is worked from home at 37.1% of workers, while 37.1% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Short Creek, WV
Short Creek is a smaller community, so options inside 26058 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.
For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 291.0 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 26058 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 26058 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 26058 offers a compact profile of Short Creek: 155 residents, 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 26058 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Short Creek may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
Nearby
ZIP codes near 26058
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 26058. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).