Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 573 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,069
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 127 (47 now married, 80 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,274 (757 now married, 517 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 26431 with a mortgage: 1,003 (34 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 919
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $833 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $283
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2011:
This zip code:
26.4%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2011:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 26431: Shinnston Volunteer Fire Department (A), Harrison County Emergency Squad Incorporated Shinnston (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 26431 include: Pine Bluff Evangelical United Brethren Church (A), Peora Evangelical United Brethren Church (B), Saltwell Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Jett Cemetery (1), Richardson Cemetery (2), Pine Bluff Cemetery (3), Odell Cemetery (4), Nuzum Cemetery (5), Michael D Martin Cemetery (6), McIntyre Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thomas Fork (A), Sugarcamp Run (B), Shinns Run (C), Robinson Run (D), Purdys Run (E), Pigotts Run (F), Mudlick Run (G), Little Indian Run (H), Laurel Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2011 in zip code 26431:
Less than $10,000: 42
$10,000 to $14,999: 50
$15,000 to $19,999: 51
$20,000 to $24,999: 27
$25,000 to $29,999: 36
$30,000 to $34,999: 135
$35,000 to $39,999: 26
$40,000 to $49,999: 142
$50,000 to $59,999: 117
$60,000 to $69,999: 147
$70,000 to $79,999: 102
$80,000 to $89,999: 109
$90,000 to $99,999: 262
$100,000 to $124,999: 141
$125,000 to $149,999: 116
$150,000 to $174,999: 114
$175,000 to $199,999: 126
$200,000 to $249,999: 95
$250,000 to $299,999: 58
$300,000 to $399,999: 6
$1,000,000 or more: 20
Rent paid by renters in 2011 in zip code 26431:
Less than $100: 71
$150 to $199: 60
$200 to $249: 105
$250 to $299: 44
$300 to $349: 69
$350 to $399: 58
$400 to $449: 18
$450 to $499: 61
$500 to $549: 36
$600 to $649: 40
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 6
No cash rent: 148
Median gross rent in 2011: $430.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2011: $115,000.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2011 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $100,313
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $109,036
Hispanic or Latino householders: $163,554
Estimated median house or condo value in 2011: $87,900
26431:
$87,900
West Virginia:
$99,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $48,000 - $136,700
Mean price in 2011:
Detached houses: $131,685
Here:
$131,685
State:
$139,463
Mobile homes: $68,797
Here:
$68,797
State:
$53,358
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,074
One, attached: 38
Two: 97
3 or 4: 136
5 to 9: 84
10 to 19: 19
20 to 49: 58
Mobile homes: 474
Unemployment: 9.6%
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 2,082 (83%)
Carpooled: 293 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Walked: 30 (1%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 86 (3%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 105
5 to 9 minutes: 146
10 to 14 minutes: 196
15 to 19 minutes: 312
20 to 24 minutes: 335
25 to 29 minutes: 254
30 to 34 minutes: 517
35 to 39 minutes: 98
40 to 44 minutes: 80
45 to 59 minutes: 224
60 to 89 minutes: 94
90 or more minutes: 58
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 63.5%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 6,281
In family households: 5,215 (927 male householders, 816 female householders)
1,294 spouses, 1,632 children (1,478 natural, 66 adopted, 90 stepchildren), 151 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 197 other relatives, 115 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,066 (414 male householders (350 living alone)), 485 female householders (441 living alone)), 167 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 905 2-persons, 424 3-persons, 242 4-persons, 125 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 791 1-person, 98 2-persons, 10 5-persons
786 married couples with children.
335 single-parent households (56 men, 279 women).
98.9% of residents of 26431 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% well, 52% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% not well).
Foreign born population: 26 (0.4%) (42.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.4%
Whole state:
1.3%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (46%)
Scotland (23%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (15%)
Korea (15%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 11
1990 to 1999: 5
1980 to 1989: 14
Before 1980: 34
Races in zip code 26431:
White population: 5,792 Black population: 22 American Indian population: 11 Asian population: 6 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 4 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 53 Hispanic or Latino population: 62
Most common first ancestries reported in 26431 (%):
American (20%)
German (13%)
Other groups (10%)
Italian (10%)
Irish (7%)
English (7%)
Dutch (2%)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BIG ELM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (200 TETRICK ROAD in SHINNSTON, WV)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-33231 Organizations: HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO (85 MAIN ST in SHINNSTON, WV)
AZTEC AUTO RPR (7M W SHINNSTON ON SALTWELL RD in SHINNSTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: TIMOTHY D HARSH (CONTACT/OWNER)
BIKES PLUS (RT 73 SOUTH - 1 MI FRM BOOTHSV in BOOTHSVILLE, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: GARY NIEZGODA (CONTACT/OWNER)
CENTRAL VAN & STORAGE (RT 2 BOX 839 in SHINNSTON, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: CENTRAL VAN & STORAGE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: COMMUNITY MOVING & STORAGE INC
CLASSIC SELECTIONS CORP (RAILROAD & MAHLON STS in SHINNSTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: ROY COOL (CONTACT/OWNER)
CMR REBUILD (122 MUDLICK ROAD in SHINNSTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: ROBERT GIFFORD (CONTACT/OWNER)
COMMUNITY MOVING & STORAGE (RT 73, 1 1/4 MI N OF I79,X125 in SHINNSTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: LEONARD PAPA (CONTACT/OWNER)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (US RTE NINETEEN in SHINNSTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: STATE OF W VA WV (CONTACT/OWNER)
BOOTHSVILLE APARTMENTS (ROUTE NO. 73 in SHINNSTON, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: BOOTHSVILLE LP
CONSOLIDATED COAL CO - MINE 95 (HARRISON COUNTY RT 3/4 in SHINNSTON, 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)
CMR REBUILD (201 PIKE ST in SHINNSTON, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: CHARLES SAWYERS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: M&B AUTO SALES
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (66%)
Electricity (29%)
Wood (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Population in 1990: 6,044. Population change in the 1990s: +221 (+3.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,438
Northeast: 178
Midwest: 188
South: 309
West: 108
69% of the 26431 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.
92% of the 26431 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different state.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
Here:
4.1%
West Virginia:
7.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
West Virginia:
6.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
West Virginia:
19.0%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
Management occupations: 51,835
Business and financial operations occupations: 51,167
Legal occupations: 48,077
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations: 45,595
Architecture and engineering occupations: 41,645
Education, training, and library occupations: 36,765
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
LEE REGER BUILDS INC (1 RAILROAD STREET in SHINNSTON, WV) : $207,541 in 5 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Prefabricated and Portable Buildings by Agricultural Research Service (disused code), Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, and others Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $107,000; 2003: $33,777; 2004: $0; 2005: $66,764; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$107,000 with Agricultural Research Service (disused code) for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15.
$33,777 with Agricultural Research Service for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2003-02-15. Completion date: 2003-02-15.
$33,382 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Prefabricated and Portable Buildings. Signed on 2005-04-27. Completion date: 2005-03-02.
$33,382 with Army for Prefabricated and Portable Buildings. Signed on 2005-04-27. Completion date: 2005-03-02.
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS & CONSULTAN (RR 1 BOX 184 in SHINNSTON, WV; small business) : $20,675 in 4 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
$6,470 with Air Force for Athletic and Sporting Equipment. Signed on 2006-05-08. Completion date: 2006-06-05.
$6,325 with Army for Safety and Rescue Equipment. Signed on 2004-02-20. Completion date: 2004-03-12.
$5,080 with Army for Athletic and Sporting Equipment. Signed on 2005-11-02. Completion date: 2005-11-04.
$2,800 with National Park Service for Safety and Rescue Equipment. Taking place in NM. Signed on 2006-02-28. Completion date: 2006-03-15.
BINGAMON CORP (WYATT RD in SHINNSTON, WV; small business)
$7,920 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Signed on 2006-04-26. Completion date: 2006-06-25.
sTANDARD AIR AND LIGHT ( in SHINNNSTON, WV; small business)
$5,702 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Air Conditioning Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-14. Completion date: 2005-09-25.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
