Median household income (1999): $21,578
Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,307
| This zip code | $24,307 | | West Virginia: | $33,452 |
Nearest zip codes: 26266, 26208, 26203, 26691, 26205, 26288.
Housing units in zip code 26206 with a mortgage: 225 (6 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 254
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $522
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $242
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 28.5% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 13.8% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.5 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Church in zip code 26206: Mills Mountain Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Blacks Chapel Cemetery (1), Boggs Cemetery (2), Handschumacher Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barnet Run (A), Williams Branch (B), Williams River (C), Big Ditch Run (D), Bishop Rockhouse Branch (E), Bragg Run (F), Buckeye Branch (G), Cat Run (H), Chuffy Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 22
- 1995 to 1998: 108
- 1990 to 1994: 152
- 1980 to 1989: 318
- 1970 to 1979: 380
- 1960 to 1969: 86
- 1950 to 1959: 159
- 1940 to 1949: 126
- 1939 or earlier: 134
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cowen, WV (26206):
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 30
- 2 bedrooms: 295
- 3 bedrooms: 517
- 4 bedrooms: 132
- 5 or more bedrooms: 24
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 42
- 2 bedrooms: 100
- 3 bedrooms: 97
- 4 bedrooms: 8
- 5 or more bedrooms: 3
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Vehicles available in 26206 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 81
- 1 vehicle: 292
- 2 vehicles: 421
- 3 vehicles: 153
- 4 vehicles: 43
- 5 or more vehicles: 10
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 107
- 1 vehicle: 85
- 2 vehicles: 50
- 3 vehicles: 6
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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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 26206:
- Less than $10,000: 17
- $10,000 to $14,999: 9
- $15,000 to $19,999: 10
- $20,000 to $24,999: 13
- $25,000 to $29,999: 20
- $30,000 to $34,999: 29
- $35,000 to $39,999: 53
- $40,000 to $49,999: 88
- $50,000 to $59,999: 41
- $60,000 to $69,999: 59
- $70,000 to $79,999: 74
- $80,000 to $89,999: 17
- $90,000 to $99,999: 17
- $100,000 to $124,999: 8
- $125,000 to $149,999: 21
- $150,000 to $174,999: 3
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 26206:
- Less than $100: 54
- $100 to $149: 20
- $150 to $199: 22
- $200 to $249: 16
- $250 to $299: 50
- $300 to $349: 17
- $350 to $399: 2
- No cash rent: 39
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $64,067
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 841
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 68
- 5 to 9: 37
- 10 to 19: 3
- 20 to 49: 9
- Mobile homes: 514
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 660 (71%)
- Carpooled: 183 (20%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 17 (2%)
- Walked: 23 (2%)
- Other means: 14 (2%)
- Worked at home: 33 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 63
- 5 to 9 minutes: 106
- 10 to 14 minutes: 114
- 15 to 19 minutes: 139
- 20 to 24 minutes: 109
- 25 to 29 minutes: 46
- 30 to 34 minutes: 97
- 35 to 39 minutes: 7
- 40 to 44 minutes: 25
- 45 to 59 minutes: 100
- 60 to 89 minutes: 27
- 90 or more minutes: 64
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,996
- In family households: 2,633 (731 male householders, 194 female householders)
781 spouses, 773 children (740 natural, 28 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 60 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 363 (143 male householders (127 living alone)), 183 female householders (168 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 57 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 458 2-persons, 215 3-persons, 180 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 295 1-person, 25 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 1 4-persons.
463 married couples with children.
194 single-parent households (61 men, 133 women).
98.6% of residents of 26206 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% very well, 38% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% very well, 15% well).
Foreign born population: 5 (0.2%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.2% | | Whole state: | 1.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Austria (60%)
- Germany (40%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 3
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 1096
- German: 181
- Irish: 149
- Other groups: 84
- English: 79
- Scotch-Irish: 52
- Welsh: 33
- Italian: 22
- French Canadian: 18
- French (except Basque): 16
- Scottish: 16
- Swiss: 15
- Dutch: 10
- European: 10
- Pennsylvania German: 9
- Norwegian: 4
- Austrian: 3
- British: 3
- Czech: 2
- Polish: 2
- Portuguese: 2
- Swedish: 1

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CSX TRANSPORATION (NEW RIVER GORGE in COWEN, WV)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1998-0395, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1998-0395, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
- LESLIE BROTHERS LUMBER (LOWER WILLIAMS ROAD in COWEN, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL; HARDWOOD DIMENSION AND FLOORING MILLS; HARDWOOD VENEER AND PLYWOOD; RECONSTITUTED WOOD PRODUCTS
Organizations: LESLIE BROTHERS LUMBER CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EVERGREEN MINING CO (2M E OF RT 20 & RT 82 in COWEN, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
Alternative names: EVERGREEN MINING CO, COWEN PREP PLANT #1, ICG EASTERN LLC, ICG EASTERN LLC BIRCH RIVER MINE
- COASTAL COAL- WEST VIRGINIA, LLC (61 MISSOURE RUN ROAD in COWEN, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING
Business NAICS classification: ANTHRACITE MINING.
Organizations: COASTAL COAL-WEST VIRGINIA LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ANR COAL COMPANY, COASTAL COAL- WEST VLRGINIA, LLC
- GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (ONE PARK ST in COWEN, WV)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-91202
Organizations: WEBSTER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- COWEN PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT (PO BOX 457 in COWEN, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- JULIANA MINING COMPANY, INC. (96 ERBACON ROAD in COWEN, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING; BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING
- CAMP COWEN (LOWER WILLIAMS RIVER RD in COWEN, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL CAMPS
Organizations: WV AMERICAN BAPTIST CONVENTION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WV AMERICAN BAPTIST CONVENTION
- FALLS AUTOMOTIVE & REPAIR (3 MI W OF COWEN ON RTE 82 in COWEN, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALFRED J FALL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- LESLIE EQUIPMENT CO - SITE 1 (6248 WEBSTER ROAD in COWEN, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: JOHN LESLIE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- LESLIE EQUIPMENT COMPANY SITE 2 (6248 WEBSTER ROAD in COWEN, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: JOHN LESLIE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- COWEN PSD (P.O. BOX 457 in COWEN, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
- LESLIE EQUIPMENT CO (RT 20 1 MI N in COWEN, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LESLIE, JOHN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Wood (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2572
- Northeast: 97
- Midwest: 178
- South: 188
- West: 13
68% of the 26206 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in West Virginia.
Population in 1990: 2,469. Population change in the 1990s: +529 (+21.4%).
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): 4
| Here: | 1.2% | | West Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | West Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 8.0% | | West Virginia: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- LESLIE EQUIPMENT CO (6248 WEBSTER RD in COWEN, WV; small business): $144,161 in 22 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Tractors, Full Tracked, High Speed, Tractors, Wheeled, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Engines, Turbines, and Components, Miscellaneous Vehicular Components, and more by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Forest Service, and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $16,497; 2003: $0; 2004: $74,740; 2005: $40,408; 2006: $12,516.
Biggest contracts:
$14,227 with Army for Tractors, Full Tracked, High Speed. Signed on 2004-08-31. Completion date: 2004-09-20.
$14,227 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Tractors, Full Tracked, High Speed. Signed on 2004-08-31. Completion date: 2004-09-20.
$11,600 with Army for Tractors, Wheeled. Taking place in KY. Signed on 2004-05-27. Completion date: 2004-06-01.
$11,600 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Tractors, Wheeled. Taking place in KY. Signed on 2004-05-27. Completion date: 2004-06-01.
- AMFM, INC (ERBACON RD in COWEN, WV)
$38,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Nursing Home Care Contracts. Signed on 2000-08-15. Completion date: 2000-11-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Mining: Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Wholesale Trade: Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (50-99: 1)
- Information: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (20-49: 1)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (20-49: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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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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57 people in nursing homes
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