What city is 26070 in?

26070 is a Wellsburg, WV mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Wellsburg; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 26070?

About 7,741 people (±527), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 7,820.

What is the median household income in 26070?

$52,359 (±$8,271), compared with $59,608 for West Virginia as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 26070?

8 USPS carrier routes with 3,589 residential and 200 business mailboxes (3,789 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 26070?

The closest, measured center to center: 43913 (3.1 mi, Brilliant), 26030 (4.8 mi, Beech Bottom), 26037 (5.2 mi, Hooverson Heights), 26032 (5.4 mi, Bethany), 26075 (5.7 mi, Windsor Heights) and 43938 (5.7 mi, Mingo Junction).

26070 ZIP Code, Wellsburg, WV

26070 is a ZIP code in Wellsburg, West Virginia in Brooke County. It covers 40 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 43913, 26030 and 26037. 7,741 people live here in 3,382 households, more than in 9 of every 10 West Virginia ZIP codes. With about 194 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (80%). Median household income is $52,359, below the West Virginia median of $59,608; the median age is 49.2, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Wellsburg, WV
County: Brooke County
Land area: 40 sq mi
Population: 7,741
Median household income: $52,359
Carrier routes: 8 (3,589 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	7,741
Households	3,382
Median household income	$52,359
Income per person	$30,597
Median age	49.2
Homeowners	79.9%
Median home value	$143,500
Median rent	$613
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%
Average commute (minutes)	27.1
Households with kids under 18	23.7%
Moved in the past year	6.8%
Below the poverty line	15.4%
Broadband internet	82.6%
Speak a non-English language at home	1.1%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	5.4%
$10–15K	4.1%
$15–25K	9.3%
$25–35K	17.3%
$35–50K	11.9%
$50–75K	12.2%
$75–100K	17.4%
$100–150K	14.5%
$150–200K	5.7%
$200K+	2.2%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	8.8%
10–19	11.9%
20–24	5.5%
25–34	11.2%
35–44	8.5%
45–54	12.2%
55–64	14.3%
65–74	16.6%
75+	11.0%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	28.9%
Owned outright	40.8%
Rented	17.0%
Vacant	13.3%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	78.2%
Townhome	0.3%
2–4 units	4.1%
5–19 units	5.4%
20+ units	0.8%
Mobile / other	11.2%

Businesses in 26070

134 business establishments with 1,064 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Other Services (except Public Administration): 28
Retail Trade: 20
Health Care and Social Assistance: 19
Construction: 15
Accommodation and Food Services: 12
Finance and Insurance: 10
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 9
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 8

EDDM carrier routes

26070 has 8 USPS carrier routes with 3,589 residential and 200 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 26070

26070 has 8 USPS carrier routes (5 city (C), 3 rural (R)) with 3,589 residential and 200 business mailboxes. Routes range from 70 homes (C001) to 668 homes (C005); the median route has 537 homes. The Census counted 3,382 households in 26070 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	2
250–499	1
500–749	5
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 79, 549 homes
Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 36, 70 homes
Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 20, 371 homes
Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 18, 635 homes
Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 18, 524 homes

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Every carrier route in 26070

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	70	36	$37,406	—	—	—
C002	City	524	18	$37,406	—	—	—
C003	City	549	79	$37,406	—	—	—
C004	City	635	18	$29,791	—	—	—
C005	City	668	12	$76,179	—	—	—
R001	Rural	648	6	$48,976	—	—	—
R002	Rural	371	20	$67,332	—	—	—
R003	Rural	124	11	$56,618	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 26070 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

43913 — Brilliant CDP, OH (3.1 mi)
26030 — Beech Bottom village, WV (4.8 mi)
26037 — Hooverson Heights CDP, WV (5.2 mi)
26032 — Bethany town, WV (5.4 mi)
26075 — Windsor Heights village, WV (5.7 mi)
43938 — Mingo Junction village, OH (5.7 mi)
26035 — Weirton city, WV (6 mi)
26074 — West Liberty town, WV (6.5 mi)

Areas that include 26070

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 26070, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 26070 in?: 26070 is a Wellsburg, WV mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Wellsburg; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 26070 in?: 26070 is in Brooke County.
What is the population of 26070?: About 7,741 people (±527), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 7,820.
What is the median household income in 26070?: $52,359 (±$8,271), compared with $59,608 for West Virginia as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 26070?: 8 USPS carrier routes with 3,589 residential and 200 business mailboxes (3,789 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 26070?: The closest, measured center to center: 43913 (3.1 mi, Brilliant), 26030 (4.8 mi, Beech Bottom), 26037 (5.2 mi, Hooverson Heights), 26032 (5.4 mi, Bethany), 26075 (5.7 mi, Windsor Heights) and 43938 (5.7 mi, Mingo Junction).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.