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Back to All US cities. City: Chester, WV Hancock County, WV Zip code population (2000): 5,298 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 4,772 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 2,380 Renter-occupied apartments: 592 % of renters here:   27% State:   25% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 26034: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 16.8 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi. Population density: 284 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   0.6% ($307) West Virginia:   0.7% ($378) Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Males: 2,549   (48.1%) Females: 2,749   (51.9%) Recent posts about zip code 26034 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: What's the Best City in West Virginia?  (242 replies) UFO's in West Virginia  (25 replies) Eastern Panhandle or Northern Panhandle - Best??  (15 replies) Wv Drive-In Movie Theaters  (14 replies) Weirton?  (10 replies) Weirton and surrounds  (9 replies) Urban population: 3,046 Rural population: 2,252 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $84,073 26034:   $84,073 West Virginia:   $96,000 According to our research of public records there were 8 registered sex offenders living in 26034 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average. Median resident age:   40.4 years West Virginia median age:   38.9 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.4 people West Virginia:   2.4 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 26034, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,804 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $33,804 State:   $37,498 Salary/wage: $31,940 (reported on 85.4% of returns) Here:   $31,940 State:   $33,645 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.4% for AGIs below $10k, 75.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.1% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,219 (reported on 42.9% of returns) This zip code:   $1,219 West Virginia:   $1,465 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,185 (reported on 15.6% of returns) Here:   $1,185 State:   $2,913 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$2,875 (reported on 10.8% of returns) Here:   +$2,875 State:   +$6,331 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$7,975 (reported on 9.1% of returns) Here:   +$7,975 State:   +$11,074 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.9% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,577 (reported on 2.3% of returns) 26034:   $2,577 West Virginia:   $2,796 Total itemized deductions: $14,054 (1% of AGI, reported on 13.2% of returns) Here:   $14,054 State:   $16,976 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.8% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,143 (2.8% of AGI, reported on 10.7% of returns) Here:   $2,143 West Virginia:   $3,529 Here:   2.8% of AGI State:   3.7% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $3,951 (reported on 74.4% of returns) 26034:   $3,951 State:   $5,372 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.2% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,709 (reported on 16.6% of returns) Here:   $1,709 State:   $1,662 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.2% Here:   56% State:   55% (% for various income ranges: 49.2% for AGIs below $10k, 53.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 59.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.6% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$37,610
West Virginia:	$37,060

Nearest zip codes: 43920, 26050, 15043, 26056, 26047, 15059.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	69.2%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	6.3%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 26034 with a mortgage: 671 (37 second mortgage, 82 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 561

This zip code:	12.1%
Whole state:	16.9%

This zip code:	4.5%
Whole state:	7.0%

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Here:	4.5
State:	4.5

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Post office: Chester Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 26034: Less than $10,000: 56 $10,000 to $14,999: 29 $15,000 to $19,999: 38 $20,000 to $24,999: 29 $25,000 to $29,999: 26 $30,000 to $34,999: 32 $35,000 to $39,999: 28 $40,000 to $49,999: 90 $50,000 to $59,999: 115 $60,000 to $69,999: 142 $70,000 to $79,999: 96 $80,000 to $89,999: 89 $90,000 to $99,999: 113 $100,000 to $124,999: 258 $125,000 to $149,999: 109 $150,000 to $174,999: 48 $175,000 to $199,999: 28 $200,000 to $249,999: 57 $250,000 to $299,999: 6 $300,000 to $399,999: 8 $400,000 to $499,999: 8 $500,000 to $749,999: 23

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 26034: Less than $100: 12 $100 to $149: 16 $150 to $199: 18 $200 to $249: 44 $250 to $299: 36 $300 to $349: 58 $350 to $399: 45 $400 to $449: 118 $450 to $499: 21 $1,500 to $1,999: 27 No cash rent: 180

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $94,254.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $89,454
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $200,000
• Some other race householders: $200,000
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $200,000

26034:	$83,307
West Virginia:	$96,000

Detached houses: $119,479

Here:	$119,479
State:	$144,523

In 2-unit structures: $71,726

Here:	$71,726
State:	$109,679

Mobile homes: $25,302

Here:	$25,302
State:	$32,459

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,790
• One, attached: 4
• Two: 104
• 3 or 4: 51
• 5 to 9: 89
• 20 to 49: 37
• Mobile homes: 305

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,103 (88%) Carpooled: 136 (6%) Taxi: 14 (1%) Walked: 65 (3%) Other means: 6 (0%) Worked at home: 60 (3%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 198 5 to 9 minutes: 341 10 to 14 minutes: 608 15 to 19 minutes: 302 20 to 24 minutes: 161 25 to 29 minutes: 84 30 to 34 minutes: 207 35 to 39 minutes: 40 40 to 44 minutes: 88 45 to 59 minutes: 177 60 to 89 minutes: 38 90 or more minutes: 80

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 54.7%

Household type by relationship
Households: 5,234

• In family households: 4,300 (1,212 male householders, 278 female householders)

  1,190 spouses, 1,405 children (1,277 natural, 54 adopted, 74 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 15 other relatives, 46 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 934 (376 male householders (323 living alone)), 449 female householders (416 living alone)), 109 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 86 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 723 2-persons, 339 3-persons, 277 4-persons, 108 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 739 1-person, 67 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

784 married couples with children.
290 single-parent households (79 men, 211 women).

97.2% of residents of 26034 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% very well, 13% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% very well, 15% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 54 (1.0%)
(53.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	1.0%
Whole state:	1.1%

First ancestries reported:

German: 670

United States or American: 658

English: 475

Irish: 336

Italian: 261

Other groups: 217

Scotch-Irish: 176

Polish: 120

Dutch: 114

French (except Basque): 86

Scottish: 55

Slovak: 41

Serbian: 23

European: 19

Russian: 18

Croatian: 17

Pennsylvania German: 17

Swiss: 13

British: 11

French Canadian: 10

Portuguese: 8

Hungarian: 7

Welsh: 7

Czechoslovakian: 5

Ukrainian: 5

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BOC INDUSTRIAL GASES (ROUTE 2 SOUTH in CHESTER, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL GASES
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , AIRCO INDUSTRIAL GASES (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BOC GROUP INC (CONTACT/OWNER) , BOC GASES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AIRCO INDUSTRIAL GASES, BOC GASES, BOC GASES - ARROYO PLANT

• CHESTER CITY OF (LOUELLA AVENUE in CHESTER, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-WV3301504 3913, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: CITY OF CHESTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: CITY OF CHESTER

• AIRCO WELDING PROD CHESTER WIRE PLANT (RTE 2 2 MILES SOUTH OF CHESTER in CHESTER, WV)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1981-0283, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1988-0546, ICIS-03-1981-0131, ICIS-03-1981-0190, ICIS-03-1981-0170,
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• ALLISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (600 RAILROAD ST in CHESTER, WV)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-29202
  Organizations: HANCOCK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CHESTER, CITY OF (375 CAROLINA AVE in CHESTER, WV)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1995-0005, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• CERAMIC PRODUCTS DIVISION-PLANT 62 (P O BOX 197 in CHESTER, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CHANEY SVC STATION (800 CAROLINA AVE in CHESTER, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CHANEY JERRY C (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CONGO CORPORATION (1100 COLLINS MEMORIAL DRIVE in CHESTER, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; GENERAL WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
  Alternative names: CONGO RIVER TERMINAL

• B.I.S. FIREPROOFING, INC. (RR1 BOX 355A SR 30 in CHESTER, WV)

  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• BRADDON WASTE MANAGEMENT (US ROUTE 30 & JOHNSONVILLE RD in CHESTER, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• BRADICH RACING (RODGERS RD 1 MI S OF RT 30 in CHESTER, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: LOU BRADICH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CHESTER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT (STATE RT 2 in CHESTER, WV)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OWNER (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CONGO RIVER TERMINAL (1100 COLLINS MERMORIAL DRIVE in CHESTER, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: TERMINAL AND JOINT TERMINAL MAINTENANCE FACILITIES FOR MOTOR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
  Organizations: CONGO CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: CONGO CORP

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,434

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

• This state: 1751
• Northeast: 764
• Midwest: 2454
• South: 186
• West: 83

69% of the 26034 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in West Virginia.

Population in 1990: 5,966. Population change in the 1990s: -668 (-11.2%).

Here:	1.1%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Here:	3.2%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Here:	32.7%
West Virginia:	15.4%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• PARK MOUNTAINEER INC (RR 2 in CHESTER, WV): $65,176 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2005

  $33,409 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2002-11-21. Completion date: 2002-11-17.
  $31,767, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-03. Completion date: 2005-03-06.
  

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

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Racetracks (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Finance and Insurance: Savings Institutions (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9: 4, 1-4: 7)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (20-49: 1)

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