ZIP Code 26289 — undefined, WV Demographics & Data

ZIP code 26289 covers WV in Tucker County with a population of about 13.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 27.2 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 304, 681; U.S. House district WV-2; the CLARKSBURG - WESTON media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 100.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 42.9% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 9.2 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade and Healthcare; a mean commute of about 7.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for WV as Very Low (composite score 12.6), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (47.1) and flood (39.6). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for WV show limited published climate normals on US5.

IRS migration statistics for ZIP 26289 (WV) are roughly balanced (near-zero net) on US5’s published series.