Median household income (1999): $32,415
Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,515
| This zip code | $36,515 | | West Virginia: | $33,452 |
Nearest zip codes: 26160, 26180, 26169, 26142, 26150, 26161.
Housing units in zip code 26143 with a mortgage: 454 (18 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 268
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $604
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $208
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 19.0% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.3% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.5 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 26143 include: Guthrie Church (A), Ruble Church (B), Rose Hill Church (C), Prosperity Church (D), Central Hill Church (E), Pine Twist Baptist Church (F), Owl Hill Methodist Church (G), Mount Moriah Church (H), Two Ripple Run Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Archer Cemetery (1), Deem Cemetery (2), Ruble Cemetery (3), Prosperity Cemetery (4), Grandview Cemetery (5), Bethel Cemetery (6), Beulah Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Island Run (A), Brush Run (B), Brushy Fork (C), Burning Springs Run (D), Cool Spring Run (E), Cow Run (F), Deaver Fork (G), Drift Fork (H), Drift Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 63
- 1995 to 1998: 175
- 1990 to 1994: 170
- 1980 to 1989: 440
- 1970 to 1979: 599
- 1960 to 1969: 246
- 1950 to 1959: 196
- 1940 to 1949: 112
- 1939 or earlier: 391
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Elizabeth, WV (26143):
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 52
- 2 bedrooms: 345
- 3 bedrooms: 867
- 4 bedrooms: 173
- 5 or more bedrooms: 75
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 52
- 2 bedrooms: 99
- 3 bedrooms: 101
- 4 bedrooms: 25
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Vehicles available in 26143 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 104
- 1 vehicle: 394
- 2 vehicles: 647
- 3 vehicles: 287
- 4 vehicles: 68
- 5 or more vehicles: 20
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 59
- 1 vehicle: 158
- 2 vehicles: 61
- 3 vehicles: 6
- 4 vehicles: 3
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 26143:
- Less than $10,000: 10
- $10,000 to $14,999: 18
- $15,000 to $19,999: 22
- $20,000 to $24,999: 40
- $25,000 to $29,999: 4
- $30,000 to $34,999: 18
- $35,000 to $39,999: 28
- $40,000 to $49,999: 71
- $50,000 to $59,999: 89
- $60,000 to $69,999: 111
- $70,000 to $79,999: 70
- $80,000 to $89,999: 39
- $90,000 to $99,999: 83
- $100,000 to $124,999: 81
- $150,000 to $174,999: 29
- $175,000 to $199,999: 6
- $200,000 to $249,999: 3
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 26143:
- Less than $100: 49
- $100 to $149: 21
- $150 to $199: 32
- $200 to $249: 22
- $250 to $299: 54
- $300 to $349: 24
- $350 to $399: 7
- $400 to $449: 8
- $450 to $499: 11
- $500 to $549: 2
- No cash rent: 15
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $83,760
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,397
- One, attached: 17
- Two: 17
- 3 or 4: 22
- 5 to 9: 27
- 10 to 19: 4
- 20 to 49: 16
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 822
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 68

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,523 (80%)
- Carpooled: 298 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 39 (2%)
- Other means: 12 (1%)
- Worked at home: 35 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 80
- 5 to 9 minutes: 112
- 10 to 14 minutes: 132
- 15 to 19 minutes: 196
- 20 to 24 minutes: 199
- 25 to 29 minutes: 95
- 30 to 34 minutes: 478
- 35 to 39 minutes: 138
- 40 to 44 minutes: 34
- 45 to 59 minutes: 266
- 60 to 89 minutes: 104
- 90 or more minutes: 39
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 39.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,646
- In family households: 4,123 (1,121 male householders, 254 female householders)
1,118 spouses, 1,388 children (1,235 natural, 20 adopted, 133 stepchildren), 95 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 19 other relatives, 115 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 523 (201 male householders (154 living alone)), 246 female householders (229 living alone)), 76 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 24 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 576 2-persons, 359 3-persons, 304 4-persons, 100 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 383 1-person, 42 2-persons, 22 3-persons.
890 married couples with children.
247 single-parent households (61 men, 186 women).
99.2% of residents of 26143 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 17 (0.4%)
(58.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.4% | | Whole state: | 1.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Russia (47%)
- Germany (29%)
- United Kingdom (12%)
- Canada (12%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 8
- 1990 to 1994: 2
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 7
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 1213
- German: 375
- English: 236
- Irish: 228
- Scotch-Irish: 100
- Other groups: 88
- Italian: 83
- Polish: 58
- French (except Basque): 56
- Dutch: 52
- Scottish: 48
- European: 35
- Russian: 16
- Hungarian: 9
- Ukrainian: 9
- British: 5
- Swedish: 5
- Czech: 4
- Norwegian: 4
- Welsh: 2
- Subsaharan African:: 1
- African: 1

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BURNING SPRINGS OIL INC (RTE 3 in ELIZABETH, WV)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-2004-0074, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: DRILLING OIL AND GAS WELLS
Alternative names: BURNING SPRING OIL INC
- JOHN'S OIL (COURT & RT. 14 in ELIZABETH, WV)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ELIZABETH AUTO PARTS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, RICK MASON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO (COURT ST in ELIZABETH, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, VERIZON WEST VIRGINIA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: VERIZON WEST VIRGINIA INC
- AT&T -ELIZABETH (RTE 14 in ELIZABETH, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: AT&T COMMUNICATIONS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- JOHN CROY SUBD. (239 AWESOME VALLEY DRIVE in ELIZABETH, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CROY, JOHN & LARRY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GARNET KNIGHTJOHN & LARRY CROY
- LITTLE KANAWHA ESTATES (RT 3 BOX 316 in ELIZABETH, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: LITTLE KANAWHA SERVICE CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: LITTLE KANAWHA SERVICE CO
- ELIZABETH TOWN OF (200 BEVERLY STREET in ELIZABETH, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: TOWN OF ELIZABETH
- COMPLETE PRE-FINISH INC (TUCKER CREEK RD in ELIZABETH, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: SHAWN P HAYS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- D&A AUTO INC (JULIANA ST & RT 14 in ELIZABETH, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: DUANE MCVEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- J STULL AUTO INC DBA J&S AUTO SUPPLY (RT 14 N & PIKE ST in ELIZABETH, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: JAMES C STULL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- JOHNNYS BODY SHOP (341 MULBERRY ST in ELIZABETH, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: JOHN NEMETH JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,600


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (76%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3926
- Northeast: 155
- Midwest: 304
- South: 204
- West: 42
59% of the 26143 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in West Virginia.
Population in 1990: 3,052. Population change in the 1990s: +1,631 (+53.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | West Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19
| Here: | 5.7% | | West Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19
| Here: | 16.7% | | West Virginia: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- MUSTANG SURVIVAL MFG , INC (222 JULLIANNA ST in ELIZABETH, WV; small business): $6,290,509 in 46 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Marine Lifesaving and Diving Equipment, Clothing, Special Purpose, Specialized Flight Clothing and Accessories, Fire Fighting Equipment, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $188,111; 2001: $2,592,075; 2002: $551,341; 2003: $287,194; 2004: $1,333,261; 2005: $581,231; 2006: $757,296.
Biggest contracts:
$1,382,400 with Defense Logistics Agency for Marine Lifesaving and Diving Equipment. Signed on 2004-11-23. Completion date: 2005-11-27.
$1,286,074 with Defense Logistics Agency for Clothing, Special Purpose. Signed on 2001-09-30. Completion date: 2003-02-12.
$664,697, same as above. Signed on 2001-02-27. Completion date: 2002-12-11.
$535,959 with Defense Logistics Agency for Specialized Flight Clothing and Accessories. Signed on 2006-05-10. Completion date: 2006-11-10.
- WIRT SURVIVAL INC (PIKE ST in ELIZABETH, WV; small business): $4,083,814 in 16 contracts from 1999 to 2000
Contracts for Marine Lifesaving and Diving Equipment, Outerwear, Men's, Clothing, Special Purpose, Individual Equipment by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $4,022,064; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$648,000 with Defense Logistics Agency for Marine Lifesaving and Diving Equipment. Signed on 2000-05-31. Completion date: 2000-10-18.
$648,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-06-06. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$575,100, same as above. Signed on 2000-04-26. Completion date: 2000-10-18.
$575,100, same as above. Signed on 2000-05-01. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (20-49: 1)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (10-19: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (5-9: 2)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 2)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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24 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
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