26720 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 168
Zip code population in 2010: 174
Zip code population in 2000: 182

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 26720: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 5.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 29 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 26720:

• High school or higher: 61.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 33.0%

For population 15 years and over in 26720:

• Never married: 0.0%
• Now married: 100.0%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 0.0%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26720, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,671 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,671
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $28,900 (reported on 85.4% of returns)

Here:	$28,900
State:	$33,645

Taxable interest for individuals: $348 (reported on 28.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$348
West Virginia:	$1,465

Total tax: $3,296 (reported on 65.9% of returns)

26720:	$3,296
State:	$5,372

Earned income credit: $1,875 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,875
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.4%

Here:	63%
State:	55%

Nearest zip codes: 26739, 26707, 21550, 26717, 21538, 26716.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 25
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 17

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 13 (13 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 26720 with a mortgage: 38
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 26720 household income distribution in 2022

• 24$10,000 to $14,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 26720

• 28$30,000 to $34,999
• 13$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $177,542

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $116,760

Here:	$116,760
State:	$206,655

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 41
• Mobile homes: 34

Unemployment: 33.0%

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 26720

• 1315 to 19 minutes
• 830 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 168

• Male householders: 26 (0 living alone), Female householders: 15 (0 living alone)

• 23 spouses (23 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 103 children (102 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 3 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 23 5-persons

15 married couples with children.
97 single-parent households (97 men).

99.4% of residents of 26720 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• GORMAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (338 STEYER GORMAN ROAD in GORMAN, MD)

  STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - NPDES NON-MAJOR
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: GARRETT COUNTY SANITARY DIST, GORMAN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PT, GORMAN WWTP

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 15.9%

Population in 1990: 823.

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

• This state: 8
• South: 144
• West: 22

77% of the 26720 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

100% of the 26720 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Testing Laboratories (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 26720 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	6	76.9 years
Charles	5	74.0 years
Edward	4	77.5 years
John	3	82.4 years
James	3	84.0 years
Edna	3	79.3 years
Margaret	3	75.4 years
Vera	3	68.3 years
David	2	31.6 years
George	2	68.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 26720 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Butts	7	71.8 years
Spiker	5	76.2 years
Aronhalt	4	74.5 years
Moreland	4	83.5 years
Kitzmiller	3	77.3 years
Bosley	3	72.9 years
Jones	3	74.6 years
Knotts	3	76.3 years
Foley	3	83.6 years
Mason	3	83.3 years