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ZIP Code26369

Hepzibah, WV

Harrison County · West Virginia · United States
Home to 485 people across 1.965 square miles.

Eastern20 ZIPs in county

At a glance

26369 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.

Population
485
±347 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
$125,000
US median $207,500 · bottom 25%
Median age
26.1
US median 42 years
Population density
247/mi²
65th pctile most dense
Land area
1.965 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 26369 is

39.335246, -80.331184 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates39.335246, -80.331184
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyHarrison County
StateWest Virginia (WV)
Land area1.965 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Philadelphia, PA278.1 mi
New York, NY347.8 mi
Chicago, IL421.0 mi
Atlanta, GA446.7 mi

People

Who lives in 26369

485 residents in 145 households, averaging 3.34 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 38.6% of residents, and 82.8% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1838.6%
18-2410.9%
25-3416.9%
35-440.0%
45-540.0%
55-6410.9%
65+22.7%

Households

Composition and size

Total households145
Average household size3.34
Family households82.8%
Living alone17.2%
Median age26.1 years
Households with internet75.2%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White83.5%
Other16.5%
Hispanic / Latino16.5%

Income & work

What people earn in 26369

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$22,026
Poverty rate29.0%
Unemployment rate10.6%
Labor force participation57.0%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k11.7%
$25-50k29.7%
$50-75k10.3%
$75-100k38.6%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k9.7%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 22.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 90.2% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 26369

A typical home is valued at $125,000. Ownership is close to even at 55.2% owned, and the typical building went up in 1938.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value$125,000
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1938
Housing units145
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 145 occupied units

Owner-occupied55.2%
Renter-occupied44.8%
Owner households80
Renter households65

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family84.8%
20+ units15.2%

Getting to work

How 26369 commutes

96.1% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 13.8 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone96.1%
Worked from home3.9%

Travel time

Mean commute 13.8 minutes

<10 min15.8%
10-1980.1%
20-294.1%
30-440.0%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 26369

ZIP code 26369 is assigned to Hepzibah, WV, and falls within Harrison 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 485 people live inside it.

At 247 residents per square mile spread over 1.965 square miles, 26369 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 Hepzibah looks like

Housing in 26369 costs below the national median. A typical home is valued at $125,000 against a US median of $207,500. The split between owning and renting is fairly even at 55.2% owner-occupied, which tends to indicate a mix of housing types rather than one dominant form.

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 84.8% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1938, making the housing here largely pre-war. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews notably young, with a median age of 26.1 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 3.34 people on average, with 82.8% classified as family households.

Getting to work takes 13.8 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 96.1% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Hepzibah, WV

Hepzibah is a smaller community, so options inside 26369 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 278.1 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 26369 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 26369 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, 26369 offers a compact profile of Hepzibah: 485 residents, 22.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 10.6%. 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. 26369 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Hepzibah 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.

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Questions

Common questions about 26369

What city is ZIP code 26369 in?
26369 serves Hepzibah, West Virginia, in Harrison County, United States.
What is the population of 26369?
About 485 people live in ZIP code 26369, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±347. That works out to roughly 247 people per square mile.
How expensive is housing in 26369?
The median home value is $125,000 and median gross rent is — a month. 55.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Is 26369 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 22.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 10.6%, and the median age is 26.1. The average commute is 13.8 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 26369 in?
26369 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 26369?
ZIP code 26369 covers 1.965 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 26369 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 26369 reads as a small-town area. It holds 247 people per square mile across 1.965 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 26369?
The average one-way commute from 26369 takes about 13.8 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 96.1% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 26369?
About 152 residents of 26369 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 57.0% and the unemployment rate is 10.6%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 26369?
Accommodation in and around Hepzibah, WV ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 26369 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Hepzibah as the primary place and Harrison County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 26369 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

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 26369. 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).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 26369, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.