Housing units in zip code 26501 with a mortgage: 1,618 (230 second mortgage, 385 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,552
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,005
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $333
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
18.4%
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 26501: Mountaineer Golf and Country Club (A), Cassville - Scotts Run Volunteer Fire Department (B), Westover City Hall (C), Morgantown Fire Department Station 1 Southside (D), River Road Volunteer Fire Department (E), Federal Correctional Institution - Morgantown (F), Chemtura Corporation Emergency Medical Services (G), Westover Volunteer Fire Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 26501 include: Union United Methodist Church (A), Tree of Life Synagogue (B), National Church of God (C), Morgantown Free Methodist Church (D), Morgantown Church of God (E), Morgantown Chinese Missionary Alliance (F), Harmony Grove Methodist Church (G), Friendship Baptist Church (H), Delmar Union Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Brand Cemetery (1), Arnettsville Cemetery (2), Wade Cemetery (3), Liming Cemetery (4), Fleming Cemetery (5), Snider Cemetery (6), Simpson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Dogwood Lake (A), Loar Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Lake (B), Humphrey Slurry Pond (C), Morgantown Pool (D), Morgantown Water Supply Lake (E), Arkwright-Sears Amd Pond (F), Lynch Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Snider Run (A), Indian Creek (B), Hartman Run (C), Guston Run (D), Flaggy Meadow Run (E), Dents Run (F), Cobun Creek (G), Brand Run (H), Birchfield Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 26501 include: Westover City Park (1), Marilla Recreation Center (2), South Park Historic District (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 705
2000 to 2004: 362
1990 to 1999: 680
1980 to 1989: 644
1970 to 1979: 634
1960 to 1969: 946
1950 to 1959: 892
1940 to 1949: 710
1939 or earlier: 1,554
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 26501:
Less than $10,000: 214
$10,000 to $14,999: 158
$15,000 to $19,999: 232
$20,000 to $24,999: 97
$25,000 to $29,999: 133
$30,000 to $34,999: 112
$35,000 to $39,999: 144
$40,000 to $49,999: 176
$50,000 to $59,999: 362
$60,000 to $69,999: 176
$70,000 to $79,999: 264
$80,000 to $89,999: 134
$90,000 to $99,999: 140
$100,000 to $124,999: 420
$125,000 to $149,999: 299
$150,000 to $174,999: 329
$175,000 to $199,999: 414
$200,000 to $249,999: 416
$250,000 to $299,999: 229
$300,000 to $399,999: 125
$400,000 to $499,999: 609
$500,000 to $749,999: 216
$750,000 to $999,999: 306
$1,000,000 or more: 263
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 26501:
Less than $100: 2,990
$100 to $149: 975
$150 to $199: 308
$200 to $249: 245
$250 to $299: 351
$300 to $349: 523
$350 to $399: 1,215
$400 to $449: 398
$450 to $499: 435
$500 to $549: 787
$550 to $599: 999
$600 to $649: 386
$650 to $699: 862
$700 to $749: 891
$750 to $799: 1,187
$800 to $899: 2,342
$900 to $999: 2,571
$1,000 to $1,249: 9,432
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,844
$1,500 to $1,999: 9,788
$2,000 or more: 8,899
No cash rent: 322
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $271,128.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $138,486
Black or African American householders: $108,630
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $98,846
Asian householders: $120,437
Two or more races householders: $136,124
Hispanic or Latino householders: $194,994
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $123,305
26501:
$123,305
West Virginia:
$95,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,000 - $184,925
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $149,780
Here:
$149,780
State:
$138,547
Townhouses or other attached units: $243,121
Here:
$243,121
State:
$144,438
In 2-unit structures: $315,041
Here:
$315,041
State:
$116,551
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $50,266
Here:
$50,266
State:
$111,461
Mobile homes: $52,284
Here:
$52,284
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: 3,566
One, attached: 306
Two: 1,920
3 or 4: 1,000
5 to 9: 568
10 to 19: 3,758
20 to 49: 1,753
50 or more: 1,008
Mobile homes: 1,226
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 5,087 (73%)
Carpooled: 714 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 365 (5%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 10,204 (146%)
Subway or elevated: 424 (6%)
Taxi: 99 (1%)
Motorcycle: 149 (2%)
Bicycle: 1,557 (22%)
Walked: 1,590 (23%)
Other means: 487 (7%)
Worked at home: 444 (6%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 279
5 to 9 minutes: 977
10 to 14 minutes: 1,125
15 to 19 minutes: 1,814
20 to 24 minutes: 1,144
25 to 29 minutes: 384
30 to 34 minutes: 773
35 to 39 minutes: 291
40 to 44 minutes: 254
45 to 59 minutes: 650
60 to 89 minutes: 298
90 or more minutes: 144
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.8%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 18,873
In family households: 14,340 (3,693 male householders, 1,182 female householders)
3,808 spouses, 4,771 children (4,368 natural, 116 adopted, 287 stepchildren), 219 grandchildren, 127 brothers or sisters, 85 parents, 142 other relatives, 313 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,533 (1,607 male householders (1,088 living alone)), 1,823 female householders (1,503 living alone)), 1,103 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 19 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,849 2-persons, 708 3-persons, 542 4-persons, 201 5-persons, 260 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons
1,557 married couples with children.
810 single-parent households (232 men, 578 women).
96.6% of residents of 26501 zip code speak English at home.
29.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% very well, 4% well, 15% not well).
62.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (15% very well, 27% well, 58% not well).
32.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% very well, 11% well, 6% not at all).
48.8% of residents speak other language at home (59% very well, 37% well, 4% not well).
Foreign born population: 636 (4.7%) (39.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
4.7%
Whole state:
1.3%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
India (15%)
Canada (8%)
Japan (8%)
Italy (6%)
Other Western Asia (5%)
Spain (5%)
Other Eastern Europe (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 310
1990 to 1999: 1,010
1980 to 1989: 1,337
Before 1980: 163
Races in zip code 26501:
White population: 12,110 Black population: 1,167 American Indian population: 1,318 Asian population: 765 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 269 Some other race population: 77 Two or more races population: 627 Hispanic or Latino population: 671
Public primary/middle school in zip code 26501 not listed on the city page:
WAITMAN BARBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 102; Location: 1702 RIVER ROAD, BOOTH, WV; Grades: PK - 05)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CROMPTON CORPORATION (1000 MORGANTOWN INDUSTRIAL PARK in MORGANTOWN, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1990-0403, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1981-0291, ICIS-03-1981-0147, ICIS-03-1981-0103, 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 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; CYCLIC ORGANIC CRUDES AND INTERMEDIATES, AND ORGANIC DYES AND PIGMENTS; INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS Business NAICS classification: PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING. Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CROMPTON MANUFACTURING CO INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CROMPTON MANUFACTURING CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, GE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BORG-WARNER CHEMICALS INC-WESTMAR N PLT (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CROMPTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CHEMTURA CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BORG-WARNER CHEMICAL, INC., CHEMTURA USA CORP NORTH PLANT, CHEMTURA USA CORP SOUTH PLANT, G.E. SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CO., G E SPECIALTY CHEMICAL INC - NORTH PLT, G E SPECIALTY CHEMICAL INC-SOUTH PLANT, GE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, GE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INCORPORATED MORGANTOWN SOUTH PLANT, GE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC. NORTH PLANT, GE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC. SOUTH PLANT, GE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS - NORTH PLANT, GE SPECIAL CHEMICALS INC LAB, GE SPECIALITY CHEMICALS INC. NORTH PLANT, GE SPECIALITY CHEMICALS INC., SOUTH PLANT
EXXON COMPANY (301 HOLLAND AVENUE in WESTOVER, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EXXON CO USA (CONTACT/OWNER)
, REED ARCH L (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EXXON CO USA #25128, WESTOVER EXXON
AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. (1750 MORGANTOWN INDUSTRIAL PK. in MORGANTOWN, WV)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL.; OTHER NONHAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL. Organizations: HOME DEPOT USA INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES INC
CYPHERT INDUSTRIES, INC. (26 LONG STREET in WESTOVER, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: REPAIR SHOPS AND RELATED SERVICES Alternative names: CYPHERT, EDWARD, EDWARD CYPHERT
AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE (1750 MORGANTOWN INDUSTRIAL PAR in MORGANTOWN, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL PROCESS FURNACES AND OVENS Alternative names: REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES INC.
DENZILS AUTO BODY INC (16 MONONGAHELA AVE in WESTOVER, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: GREG THOMAS (CONTACT/OWNER)
BOB BENNETT AUTO SALES INCORPORATED (696 FAIRMONT ROAD in WESTOVER, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: BORTZ AUTOMOTIVE INC DBA BORTZ KIA (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BGR RENTALS (CONTACT/OWNER)
CITY OF WESTOVER (500 DUPONT ROAD in WESTOVER, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: GENERAL GOVERNMENT Alternative names: WESTOVER CITY OF
GETGO # 3058 (4550 UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER DR in MORGANTOWN, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: GIANT EAGLE INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MOUNTAINEER PROPERTY CO II LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
FCX SYSTEMS INC (400 FCX LANE in MORGANTOWN, WV)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: DON GALLON (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (60%)
Electricity (17%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Other fuel (4%)
Wood (4%)
Coal or coke (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12,919
Northeast: 2,356
Midwest: 1,189
South: 1,362
West: 411
59% of the 26501 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% 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): 346
Here:
21.9%
West Virginia:
6.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 309
Here:
35.0%
West Virginia:
6.7%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,901
Here:
42.0%
West Virginia:
17.7%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (MORGANTOWN, WV):
MERRITT WORKSAFE, LLC (51 WILSON AVENUE; small business)
$39,750 with Navy for Education Services. Taking place in SC. Signed on 2001-01-04. Completion date: 2001-03-23.
GOTTA GO FURNITURE (133 LAWLESS RD; small business)
$4,996 with Army for Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-11-30.
CITY CRANE & EQUIPMENT, INC (282 DENTS RUN ROAD; small business)
$3,600 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Signed on 2005-12-14. Completion date: 2005-11-03.
LOWELL W. GRAY (35 NEBRASKA STREET; small business)
$175 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Musical Instruments, Phonographs, and Home-Type Radios. Signed on 2005-03-25. Completion date: 2005-03-25.
UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORA (6518 MALL RD) : $-2,498 in 4 contractsfrom 2002 to 2003
$10,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2002-10-23. Completion date: 2002-09-13.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2002-10-23. Completion date: 2002-09-13.
$-6,249 with Army for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2003-11-07. Completion date: 2002-09-13.
$-6,249 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2003-11-07. Completion date: 2002-09-13.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Telemarketing Bureaus (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)