Housing units in zip code 26070 with a mortgage: 1,589 (76 second mortgage, 270 home equity loan, 48 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,591
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $896
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $298
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
15.7%
Whole state:
17.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 26070: Highland Springs Golf Course (A), Brooke Hills Park Golf Course (B), Wellsburg Wharf (C), Brooke County Courthouse (D), Brooke County Public Library (E), Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department (F), Fire Station Number Three (G), Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department (H), Wellsburg City Hall (I), Bethany Volunteer Fire Department Station 20 (J), Brooke County Emergency Medical Services (K), Bethany Pike Volunteer Fire Department (L), McKinleyville Volunteer Fire Department Station 30 (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 26070 include: Kadesh Chapel (A), Stone Chapel Church (B), Chapel Hill Church (C), Apostolic Faith Assembly Church (D), Christ Episcopal Church (E), Church of Christ (F), First Baptist Church of Wellsburg (G), First Church of the Nazarene (H), First Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Brooke Cemetery (1), Franklin Cemetery (2), Cross Creek Cemetery (3), Lower Buffalo Cemetery (4), Wells Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Titt Run (A), Potrock Run (B), Pierce Run (C), Painters Run (D), Mingo Run (E), Kimlin Run (F), Hukill Run (G), Hogtan Run (H), Grog Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 26070:
Less than $10,000: 316
$10,000 to $14,999: 305
$15,000 to $19,999: 154
$20,000 to $24,999: 181
$25,000 to $29,999: 188
$30,000 to $34,999: 168
$35,000 to $39,999: 87
$40,000 to $49,999: 250
$50,000 to $59,999: 251
$60,000 to $69,999: 237
$70,000 to $79,999: 328
$80,000 to $89,999: 304
$90,000 to $99,999: 211
$100,000 to $124,999: 399
$125,000 to $149,999: 538
$150,000 to $174,999: 208
$175,000 to $199,999: 214
$200,000 to $249,999: 124
$250,000 to $299,999: 333
$300,000 to $399,999: 209
$400,000 to $499,999: 697
$500,000 to $749,999: 62
$1,000,000 or more: 64
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 26070:
Less than $100: 332
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 178
$200 to $249: 157
$250 to $299: 290
$300 to $349: 176
$350 to $399: 142
$400 to $449: 153
$450 to $499: 672
$500 to $549: 44
$550 to $599: 56
$600 to $649: 69
No cash rent: 156
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $84,668
Black or African American householders: $71,753
Two or more races householders: $173,903
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $81,799
26070:
$81,799
West Virginia:
$95,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,138 - $123,966
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $110,546
Here:
$110,546
State:
$138,547
Townhouses or other attached units: $64,917
Here:
$64,917
State:
$144,438
Mobile homes: $21,629
Here:
$21,629
State:
$57,366
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,456
One, attached: 148
Two: 252
3 or 4: 435
5 to 9: 504
10 to 19: 106
20 to 49: 361
Mobile homes: 349
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 3,165 (87%)
Carpooled: 266 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 583 (16%)
Walked: 206 (6%)
Worked at home: 162 (4%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 522
5 to 9 minutes: 346
10 to 14 minutes: 524
15 to 19 minutes: 314
20 to 24 minutes: 378
25 to 29 minutes: 243
30 to 34 minutes: 514
35 to 39 minutes: 67
40 to 44 minutes: 380
45 to 59 minutes: 364
60 to 89 minutes: 224
90 or more minutes: 130
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 57.5%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,262
In family households: 8,061 (2,223 male householders, 521 female householders)
2,275 spouses, 2,584 children (2,367 natural, 71 adopted, 146 stepchildren), 166 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 38 other relatives, 163 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,201 (468 male householders (416 living alone)), 626 female householders (578 living alone)), 107 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 126 (88 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,382 2-persons, 559 3-persons, 451 4-persons, 139 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 983 1-person, 147 2-persons, 22 3-persons
937 married couples with children.
840 single-parent households (389 men, 451 women).
97.1% of residents of 26070 zip code speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% very well, 11% well, 10% not well).
8.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 17% well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (15% very well, 85% not at all).
Foreign born population: 60 (0.7%) (51.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.7%
Whole state:
1.3%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Italy (26%)
Canada (26%)
United Kingdom (17%)
Other Western Africa (13%)
Germany (9%)
Korea (9%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 7
1990 to 1999: 22
1980 to 1989: 39
Before 1980: 72
Races in zip code 26070:
White population: 8,575 Black population: 226 American Indian population: 286 Asian population: 6 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 205 Hispanic or Latino population: 464
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
FRANKLIN PRIMARY SCHOOL (1305 WASHINGTON PIKE in WELLSBURG, WV)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-10203 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: BROOKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: BROOKE CNTY BD OF ED
BANNER FIBREBOARD CO (22ND & COMMERCE ST. in WELLSBURG, WV)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PAPERBOARD MILLS Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BANNER FIBERBOARD, INC.
EAGLE MANUFACTURING CO (2400 CHARLES STREET in WELLSBURG, WV)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) 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 TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: METAL CANS Business NAICS classification: METAL CAN MANUFACTURING. Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EAGLE MFG CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EAGLE MFG WELLSBURG
BORON OIL (COMMERCE & 8TH ST in WELLSBURG, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SOHIO OIL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
AUTO MEDIC AMOCO (16TH COMMERCE ST in WELLSBURG, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: COEN OIL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
CITY OF WELLSBURG (70 - 7TH STREET in WELLSBURG, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: GENERAL GOVERNMENT Organizations: WELLSBURG CITY OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WELLSBURG CITY OF
CLARK STORE #1801 (1601 COMMERCE in WELLSBURG, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: CLARK REFINING AND MARKETING (CONTACT/OWNER)
DALE DIXON AUTO RPR (1111 WASHINGTON PIKE in WELLSBURG, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS Alternative names: DAWSON, LISA, SHIRLEY TENDER TOUCH, SHIRLEY TENDER TOUCH RES BD/CR
AL'S AUTO SVC (421 COMMERCE ST in WELLSBURG, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
BP OIL (725 COMMERCE ST in WELLSBURG, WV)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (56%)
Electricity (20%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Wood (4%)
No fuel used (3%)
Other fuel (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Population in 1990: 12,292. Population change in the 1990s: -2,857 (-23.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,884
Northeast: 779
Midwest: 1,236
South: 310
West: 102
72% of the 26070 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 207
Here:
21.4%
West Virginia:
6.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 84
Here:
13.6%
West Virginia:
6.7%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 409
Here:
59.1%
West Virginia:
17.7%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
GARRETSON SECURITY & INVESTIGA (53 7TH STREET in WELLSBURG, WV; small business)
$257,133 with Army for Guard Services. Signed on 2001-10-01. Completion date: 2002-02-11.
MERCO INC (60 MERCO RD in WELLSBURG, WV; small business) : $133,744 in 11 contractsfrom 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery, Pontoons And Floating Docks, Miscellaneous Materials Handling Equipment, Floating Drydocks, and moreby Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, National Park Service, Navy, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $13,532; 2004: $76,653; 2005: $37,242; 2006: $6,317.
Biggest contracts:
$25,848 with Army for Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery. Signed on 2004-08-30. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
$25,848 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery. Signed on 2004-08-30. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
$16,914 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Pontoons And Floating Docks. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-06-21. Completion date: 2005-05-02.
$16,914 with Army for Pontoons And Floating Docks. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-06-21. Completion date: 2005-05-02.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
