Housing units in zip code 26155 with a mortgage: 1,422 (278 second mortgage, 197 home equity loan, 78 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,611
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $797
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $293
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
20.4%
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 26155: New Martinsville Marina (A), Fishing Creek Lift Station (B), Silver Hill (C), Wetzel County Emergency Ambulance Authority Incorporated Station 20 (D), Wetzel County Courthouse (E), War Memorial Building (F), New Martinsville Fire Department Station 219 (G), New Martinsville Public Library (H), Wileyville Volunteer Fire Department (I), New Martinsville Fire Department Station 218 (J), Silver Hill Volunteer Fire Department (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Riverview Plaza Shopping Center (1), Riverside Plaza Shopping Center (2), New Martinsville Plaza Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 26155 include: Laurel Church (A), Ashland Church (B), Macedonia Church (C), Pleasant Valley Church (D), Meadowdale Church (E), Middle Fork Church (F), Miller Chapel (G), Craigs Chapel (H), Minnie Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Freedom Cemetery (1), Kiger Cemetery (2), Jolliffee Cemetery (3), Walker Cemetery (4), Gray Cemetery (5), Williams Cemetery (6), Cherry Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Steener Fork (A), Steel Run (B), State Run (C), Scheidler Run (D), Rocky Run (E), Pine Run (F), Mudlick Run (G), Mud Run (H), Meadow Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 26155 include: Bruce Park (1), Hydro Park (2), Lewis Wetzel Park (3), New Martinsville Downtown Historic District (4), North Street Historic District (5), Brooklyn Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 55
2000 to 2004: 210
1990 to 1999: 333
1980 to 1989: 534
1970 to 1979: 772
1960 to 1969: 691
1950 to 1959: 839
1940 to 1949: 364
1939 or earlier: 865
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 26155:
Less than $10,000: 341
$10,000 to $14,999: 207
$15,000 to $19,999: 325
$20,000 to $24,999: 179
$25,000 to $29,999: 129
$30,000 to $34,999: 66
$35,000 to $39,999: 75
$40,000 to $49,999: 184
$50,000 to $59,999: 221
$60,000 to $69,999: 294
$70,000 to $79,999: 288
$80,000 to $89,999: 273
$90,000 to $99,999: 382
$100,000 to $124,999: 465
$125,000 to $149,999: 408
$150,000 to $174,999: 273
$175,000 to $199,999: 169
$200,000 to $249,999: 130
$250,000 to $299,999: 172
$300,000 to $399,999: 82
$400,000 to $499,999: 67
$1,000,000 or more: 160
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 26155:
Less than $100: 328
$100 to $149: 506
$150 to $199: 331
$200 to $249: 70
$250 to $299: 153
$300 to $349: 282
$350 to $399: 325
$400 to $449: 376
$450 to $499: 221
$500 to $549: 4,743
$550 to $599: 4,007
$600 to $649: 49
$650 to $699: 1,949
$700 to $749: 1,661
$800 to $899: 25
No cash rent: 181
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $88,476
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $40,860
Two or more races householders: $103,512
Hispanic or Latino householders: $122,580
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $79,977
26155:
$79,977
West Virginia:
$95,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,572 - $121,974
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $104,684
Here:
$104,684
State:
$138,547
Mobile homes: $47,808
Here:
$47,808
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: 3,412
One, attached: 143
Two: 454
3 or 4: 3,926
5 to 9: 274
10 to 19: 3,509
20 to 49: 181
50 or more: 2,056
Mobile homes: 503
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 2,742 (84%)
Carpooled: 280 (9%)
Motorcycle: 51 (2%)
Bicycle: 57,669 (1760%)
Walked: 266 (8%)
Other means: 25 (1%)
Worked at home: 196 (6%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 257
5 to 9 minutes: 672
10 to 14 minutes: 562
15 to 19 minutes: 499
20 to 24 minutes: 215
25 to 29 minutes: 322
30 to 34 minutes: 272
35 to 39 minutes: 100
40 to 44 minutes: 118
45 to 59 minutes: 252
60 to 89 minutes: 217
90 or more minutes: 162
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.7%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,819
In family households: 7,608 (2,115 male householders, 479 female householders)
2,061 spouses, 2,548 children (2,283 natural, 67 adopted, 198 stepchildren), 121 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 94 other relatives, 140 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,211 (372 male householders (298 living alone)), 710 female householders (658 living alone)), 129 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 169 (121 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,335 2-persons, 515 3-persons, 465 4-persons, 252 5-persons, 152 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,199 1-person, 163 2-persons, 299 3-persons
1,241 married couples with children.
1,377 single-parent households (56 men, 1,321 women).
99.0% of residents of 26155 zip code speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% very well, 2% well, 63% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% very well, 4% well, 1% not well).
16.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (2% very well, 88% well, 10% not well).
Foreign born population: 200 (2.3%) (17.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.3%
Whole state:
1.3%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Lebanon (43%)
Brazil (23%)
Germany (17%)
Taiwan (17%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 90
1990 to 1999: 41
1980 to 1989: 22
Before 1980: 20
Races in zip code 26155:
White population: 8,636 Black population: 5,928 American Indian population: 4 Asian population: 1,700 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 66 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 395 Hispanic or Latino population: 82
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BAYER CORPORATION (STATE ROUTE 2 in NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) SUPERFUND (Superfund database) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1996-0236, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1996-0238, ICIS-03-1988-0895, ICIS-03-1981-0216, ICIS-03-1981-0139, ICIS-03-1981-0177, ICIS-03-1981-0196, ICIS-03-1985-0153, ICIS-03-1999-0405, ICIS-03-2002-0129, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1996-0236, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1996-0238, ICIS-03-1988-0895, ICIS-03-1981-0216, ICIS-03-1981-0139, ICIS-03-1981-0177, ICIS-03-1981-0196, ICIS-03-1985-0153, ICIS-03-1999-0405, ICIS-03-2002-0129, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: INORGANIC PIGMENTS; INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS; CYCLIC ORGANIC CRUDES AND INTERMEDIATES, AND ORGANIC DYES AND PIGMENTS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.; CYCLIC CRUDE AND INTERMEDIATE MANUFACTURING.; PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING. Organizations: BAYER POLYMERS LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MOBAY CHEMICAL CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BAYER POLYMERS LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MILES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MOBAY CHEMICAL CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE LLC, BAYER-NEW MARTINSVILLE, BAYER POLYMERS LLC, MILES, INC. (FORMER MOBAY CORPORATION), MILES/MOBAY-NEW MARTINSVILLE *, MOBAY CORPORATION, MOBAY CHEMICAL, MOBAY CHEMICAL (NEW MARTINSVILLE), MOBAY, NEW MARTINSVILLE
BRITE-SOL SVCS INC (RT 2 & UNION ST in NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1981-0189, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: TERMINAL AND JOINT TERMINAL MAINTENANCE FACILITIES FOR MOTOR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SUPER SVC INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MATLACK INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
ARROW CONCRETE (100 GRAVEL LN in NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1993-0503, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
EXXON RAS #21119 (346 N ST in NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EXXON MOBILE (CONTACT/OWNER)
F & S AUTO REPAIR & TOWING INC (302 N STATE RT 2 in NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
DALZELL/VIKING GLASS COMPANY (802 PARKWAY in NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) SUPERFUND (Superfund database) Business SIC classification: PRESSED AND BLOWN GLASS AND GLASSWARE
DENOON LUMBER CO LOG YARD (ROUTE 2, BOX 113 in NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: LOGGING
ED BOGGS BODY SHOP (423 FRANKLIN & WALNUT in NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: EDWARD BOGGS (CONTACT/OWNER)
FONNER PRINTING (740 4TH ST in NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: FONNER RICHARD (CONTACT/OWNER)
GENUINE BIG A AUTO (726 3RD ST in NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: JAMES WEBER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 26155:
Travelers Inn, 519 N State Rt 2, New Martinsville, WV 26155 , Phone: (304) 455-3355
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (48%)
Electricity (18%)
Wood (11%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Coal or coke (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Other fuel (3%)
No fuel used (1%)
Population in 1990: 7,617. Population change in the 1990s: +1,392 (+18.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,423
Northeast: 407
Midwest: 619
South: 396
West: 85
64% of the 26155 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% 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): 491
Here:
29.2%
West Virginia:
6.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 131
Here:
24.5%
West Virginia:
6.7%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
Here:
3.0%
West Virginia:
17.7%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
BETTEM, JOHN (100 N BRIDGE ST in NEW MARTINSVIL, WV; small business) : $14,321 in 9 contractsfrom 2003 to 2004
Contracts for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $16,571; 2004: $-2,250; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$12,025 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2003-02-14. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
$4,836, same as above.Signed on 2003-05-23. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
$0 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2003-08-05. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
$-145 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2003-07-30. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: