26623 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,413
Zip code population in 2010: 1,189
Zip code population in 2000: 1,271

Houses and condos: 599
Renter-occupied apartments: 8
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26623: 81.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 58.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $405 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 26623:

• High school or higher: 86.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 10.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 41.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 26623:

• Never married: 20.2%
• Now married: 60.7%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 6.0%
• Divorced: 12.1%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 26623, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,604 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,604
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $43,402 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

Here:	$43,402
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 957.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3279.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5718.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8447.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20333.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $564 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$564
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 15.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,450 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,450
State:	$5,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 122.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,033 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,033
State:	+$11,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 151.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,975 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,975
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 180.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,033 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

26623:	$8,033
West Virginia:	$15,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 160.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,878 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,878
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.3% for AGIs below $25k, 56.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.6%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 89.5% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 26623, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,630 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,630
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $36,283 (reported on 83.9% of returns)

Here:	$36,283
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.1% for AGIs below $25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,187 (reported on 26.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,187
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,025 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,025
State:	$4,262

Profit/loss from business: +$6,000 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,000
State:	+$13,636

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,567 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

26623:	$5,567
West Virginia:	$11,787

Total itemized deductions: $19,214 (22% of AGI, reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$19,214
State:	$21,148

Here:	22.4% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $1,700 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$4,508

Taxes paid: $5,243 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

26623:	$5,243
State:	$8,103

Earned income credit: $2,107 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,107
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.1%

Here:	57%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 51.9% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26623, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,210 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,210
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $27,462 (reported on 81.4% of returns)

Here:	$27,462
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.4% for AGIs below $10k, 67.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,289 (reported on 36.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,289
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $674 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$674
State:	$2,913

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,968 (reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,968
State:	+$6,331

Profit/loss from business: +$4,507 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,507
State:	+$11,074

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.8% for AGIs below $10k, 8.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,375 (reported on 3.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,375
State:	-$4,870

IRA payment deduction: $1,636 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

26623:	$1,636
West Virginia:	$2,796

Total itemized deductions: $16,548 (31% of AGI, reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	$16,548
State:	$16,976

Here:	31.0% of AGI
State:	19.0% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,452 (3% of AGI, reported on 6.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,452
State:	$3,529

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,752 (reported on 65.2% of returns)

26623:	$2,752
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,685 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,685
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.1%

Here:	69%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 57.1% for AGIs below $10k, 72.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 26624, 25063, 26636, 25141, 26617, 26638.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 43
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 442

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 27 (28 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 281 (132 now married, 149 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26623 with a mortgage: 180
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $877
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $349

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 26623 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 37$10,000 to $14,999
• 48$15,000 to $19,999
• 25$20,000 to $24,999
• 26$35,000 to $39,999
• 32$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 103$50,000 to $59,999
• 41$60,000 to $74,999
• 79$75,000 to $99,999
• 40$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $199,999
• 14$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26623

• 77Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 43$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 43$50,000 to $59,999
• 25$60,000 to $69,999
• 16$70,000 to $79,999
• 11$90,000 to $99,999
• 44$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 35$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 43$200,000 to $249,999
• 42$300,000 to $399,999
• 53$400,000 to $499,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $104,623

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $105,528

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $320,025

Here:	$320,025
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $5,065

Here:	$5,065
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 362
• 3 or 4: 24
• Mobile homes: 210

Unemployment: 10.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 26623

• 56.2%249Drove a car alone
• 10.8%48Carpooled
• 16.0%71Other means
• 22.1%98Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26623

• 1915 to 19 minutes
• 7220 to 24 minutes
• 5425 to 29 minutes
• 4930 to 34 minutes
• 1535 to 39 minutes
• 2540 to 44 minutes
• 5945 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes
• 5290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,413

• Male householders: 353 (134 living alone), Female householders: 134 (0 living alone)

• 320 spouses (320 opposite-sex spouses), 17 unmarried partners, (17 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 458 children (331 natural, 125 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 65 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 31 non-relatives

Size of family households: 112 2-persons, 115 3-persons, 99 4-persons, 10 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 132 1-person, 11 2-persons

284 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 women).

100.3% of residents of 26623 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• COASTAL LUMBER (HC 61 BOX 56D in FRAMETOWN, WV)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2003-0393, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2003-0393, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
  Alternative names: COASTAL LUMBER CO. - FRAMETOWN

• FRAMETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (ROUTE 4 BOX 14 in FRAMETOWN, WV)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08203
  Organizations: BRAXTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION (SEC RT 9 1.5 MI N OF ST RT 4 in FRAMETOWN, 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
  Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: CGST FRAMETOWN COMP STA, COLUMBIA GAS - FRAMETOWN CS

• FRAMETOWN VFD (DR 9 ROSEDALE RD in FRAMETOWN, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: FRAMETOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: FRAMETOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.1%

Population in 1990: 1,276.

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

• This state: 1,046
• Northeast: 44
• Midwest: 204
• South: 103
• West: 6

72% of the 26623 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

96% of the 26623 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 97% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 13. The highest number of fire incidents - 22 took place in 2007, and the least - 1 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (41.8%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (27.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 26623
• 9441.8%Structure Fires
• 6227.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 4821.3%Outside Fires
• 219.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 26623, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 26623 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	10	71.3 years
Robert	10	71.1 years
John	8	82.6 years
William	7	70.1 years
Charles	6	66.0 years
Mary	6	72.8 years
Margaret	5	83.6 years
Ruth	5	70.6 years
Homer	4	74.7 years
Clarence	4	65.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 26623 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Frame	19	78.9 years
James	14	74.4 years
Rollyson	13	71.9 years
Hamric	10	76.2 years
Hall	9	78.8 years
Smith	8	81.1 years
Given	8	80.6 years
Dobbins	7	72.4 years
Miller	7	82.4 years
Wilson	7	78.3 years