Median household income (1999): $25,465
Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,686
| This zip code | $28,686 | | West Virginia: | $33,452 |
Nearest zip codes: 26436, 26411, 26320, 26415, 26421, 26426.
Housing units in zip code 26456 with a mortgage: 348 (7 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 349
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $609
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $171
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 23.3% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.4% | | 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: | 4.9 | | State: | 4.5 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 26456 include: Harmony Church (A), Ruley Church (B), Rock Run Church (C), Red Oak Grove Church (D), Liberty Church (E), Cabin Run Church (F), Pleasants Church (G), Pigott Church (H), Chestnut Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hart Cemetery (1), Ruley Cemetery (2), Keys Cemetery (3), Maxwell Cemetery (4), South Fork Cemetery (5), South Branch East Cemetery (6), Piggott Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bluestone Creek (A), Middle Run (B), Broad Run (C), Brush Run (D), Buckeye Creek (E), Buckeye Run (F), Middle Fork (G), Cain Run (H), Chapman Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 54
- 1995 to 1998: 115
- 1990 to 1994: 119
- 1980 to 1989: 386
- 1970 to 1979: 302
- 1960 to 1969: 169
- 1950 to 1959: 176
- 1940 to 1949: 132
- 1939 or earlier: 710
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in West Union, WV (26456):
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 40
- 2 bedrooms: 412
- 3 bedrooms: 653
- 4 bedrooms: 186
- 5 or more bedrooms: 37
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 10
- 1 bedrooms: 56
- 2 bedrooms: 122
- 3 bedrooms: 94
- 4 bedrooms: 10
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Vehicles available in 26456 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 140
- 1 vehicle: 431
- 2 vehicles: 545
- 3 vehicles: 169
- 4 vehicles: 29
- 5 or more vehicles: 22
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 74
- 1 vehicle: 138
- 2 vehicles: 83
- 3 vehicles: 14
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 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 26456:
- Less than $10,000: 33
- $10,000 to $14,999: 38
- $15,000 to $19,999: 36
- $20,000 to $24,999: 47
- $25,000 to $29,999: 40
- $30,000 to $34,999: 36
- $35,000 to $39,999: 22
- $40,000 to $49,999: 43
- $50,000 to $59,999: 86
- $60,000 to $69,999: 54
- $70,000 to $79,999: 88
- $80,000 to $89,999: 75
- $90,000 to $99,999: 34
- $100,000 to $124,999: 16
- $125,000 to $149,999: 31
- $150,000 to $174,999: 18
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 26456:
- Less than $100: 4
- $100 to $149: 40
- $150 to $199: 27
- $200 to $249: 38
- $250 to $299: 44
- $300 to $349: 17
- $350 to $399: 21
- $400 to $449: 7
- $500 to $549: 6
- No cash rent: 52
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $71,100
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $121,484
- Two or more races householders: $108,696
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,686
- One, attached: 24
- Two: 23
- 3 or 4: 9
- 5 to 9: 10
- 10 to 19: 23
- Mobile homes: 368
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,060 (73%)
- Carpooled: 234 (16%)
- Walked: 75 (5%)
- Other means: 34 (2%)
- Worked at home: 59 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 65
- 5 to 9 minutes: 127
- 10 to 14 minutes: 175
- 15 to 19 minutes: 160
- 20 to 24 minutes: 106
- 25 to 29 minutes: 58
- 30 to 34 minutes: 198
- 35 to 39 minutes: 53
- 40 to 44 minutes: 67
- 45 to 59 minutes: 161
- 60 to 89 minutes: 119
- 90 or more minutes: 114
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 39.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,162
- In family households: 3,636 (958 male householders, 246 female householders)
904 spouses, 1,281 children (1,190 natural, 34 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 40 other relatives, 104 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 526 (199 male householders (153 living alone)), 247 female householders (234 living alone)), 80 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 512 2-persons, 307 3-persons, 246 4-persons, 103 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 387 1-person, 34 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
659 married couples with children.
232 single-parent households (68 men, 164 women).
97.7% of residents of 26456 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% very well, 14% well, 12% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% very well, 14% well, 38% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 17 (0.4%)
(41.2% 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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- Yugoslavia (41%)
- Germany (29%)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (29%)
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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: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 5
- 1965 to 1969: 12
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 756
- Irish: 440
- English: 320
- Other groups: 311
- German: 248
- Scotch-Irish: 130
- Italian: 102
- Dutch: 44
- French (except Basque): 39
- Scottish: 24
- Yugoslavian: 17
- British: 16
- European: 14
- Welsh: 13
- French Canadian: 10
- Hungarian: 9
- Czech: 7
- Swedish: 7
- Norwegian: 6
- Polish: 6
- Croatian: 4
- Austrian: 2
- Danish: 2

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- DODRIDGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (104 SISTERVILLE PIKE in WEST UNION, WV)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1988-0288, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1986-0756,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1988-0288, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1986-0756,
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Alternative names: BOARD OFFICE, DODDRIDGE CO. BD. OF ED., DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOLS, DODDRIDGE CTY BD OF ED, DODDRIDGE CTY SCHOOLS, DODRIDGE CO. BD. OF ED.
- DODDRIDGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (201 STUART STREET in WEST UNION, WV)
(Geographic Names Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-18501
Organizations: DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DODDRIDGE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (RR 2 BOX 35C in WEST UNION, WV)
(Geographic Names Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-18301
Organizations: DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- DODDRIDGE COUNTY ELEMENTARY (ROUTE 2 BOX 35-D in WEST UNION, WV)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-18211
Organizations: DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (RR 2 BOX 193 in WEST UNION, WV)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-18202
Organizations: DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CNG - SMITHBURG COMPRESSOR STATION (SNOW BIRD ROAD in WEST UNION, 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
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
Organizations: DOMINION TRANSMISSION INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CNG - SMITHBURG CS, CNG TRANSMISSION CORP, DOMINION TRANSMISSION CORP.
- AUTO PRO BODY REPAIR (RT 18 N 2M N OF W UNION in WEST UNION, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
Organizations: BLAKE ERNIE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CNG - COLLINS CS (WV ROUTE 11/4 (STAR ROUTE) in WEST UNION, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
- EQUITRANS DIV F WEST UNION (RTE 50/30 (SUNNYSIDE) in WEST UNION, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: EQUITRANS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EQUITRANS WEST UNION COMPRESSOR STATION (RTE 18 NORTH - 5M OFF RT 50W in WEST UNION, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: EQUITRANS LP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EQUITRANS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EQUITRANS WEST UNION STATION 53
- H&F AUTOMOTIVE & SPECIALTY (SHERWOOD FOREST RD AT RT 50 W in WEST UNION, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: KATHLEEN FLANIGAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HARTS AUTO (101 1/2 NEELY AVE in WEST UNION, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: RICHARD BECK (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHAMPION GLASS LLC (202 GEORGE STREET in WEST UNION, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PRESSED AND BLOWN GLASS AND GLASSWARE
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (77%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3348
- Northeast: 214
- Midwest: 303
- South: 214
- West: 57
69% of the 26456 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in West Virginia.
Population in 1990: 3,133. Population change in the 1990s: +1,013 (+32.3%).
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): 17
| Here: | 3.5% | | West Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
| Here: | 3.9% | | West Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
| Here: | 20.6% | | West Virginia: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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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 (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (10-19: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 5)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (5-9: 1)
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