Housing units in zip code 26537 with a mortgage: 932 (208 second mortgage, 77 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 718
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $827
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $294
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
16.7%
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 26537: Kamp Central Ambulance Service Incorporated Station 15 (A), Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department (B), West Virginia Division of Forestry Preston County Field Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 26537 include: Hopewell Church (A), Snider United Methodist Church (B), First United Presbyterian Church (C), Kanes Creek United Methodist Church (D), Kingwood Assembly of God Church (E), Kingwood Baptist Church (F), Manoun United Methodist Church (G), Pleasantdale United Methodist Church (H), Saint Sebastians Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Morgan Run (A), Laurel Run (B), Hogback Run (C), Heather Run (D), Hackelbarney Run (E), Greens Run (F), Church Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 169
2000 to 2004: 83
1990 to 1999: 268
1980 to 1989: 359
1970 to 1979: 510
1960 to 1969: 193
1950 to 1959: 268
1940 to 1949: 292
1939 or earlier: 387
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 26537:
Less than $10,000: 113
$10,000 to $14,999: 94
$15,000 to $19,999: 46
$20,000 to $24,999: 49
$25,000 to $29,999: 119
$30,000 to $34,999: 94
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 218
$50,000 to $59,999: 44
$60,000 to $69,999: 86
$70,000 to $79,999: 204
$80,000 to $89,999: 89
$90,000 to $99,999: 43
$100,000 to $124,999: 363
$125,000 to $149,999: 106
$150,000 to $174,999: 160
$175,000 to $199,999: 152
$200,000 to $249,999: 120
$250,000 to $299,999: 323
$300,000 to $399,999: 102
$500,000 to $749,999: 9
$1,000,000 or more: 75
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 26537:
Less than $100: 136
$100 to $149: 272
$150 to $199: 51
$200 to $249: 110
$250 to $299: 105
$300 to $349: 293
$350 to $399: 246
$400 to $449: 56
$450 to $499: 261
$500 to $549: 12
$550 to $599: 27
$650 to $699: 383
$700 to $749: 249
No cash rent: 235
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,654
Black or African American householders: $97,654
Two or more races householders: $53,227
Hispanic or Latino householders: $106,454
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $90,983
26537:
$90,983
West Virginia:
$95,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,107 - $136,061
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $131,169
Here:
$131,169
State:
$138,547
Mobile homes: $57,632
Here:
$57,632
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: 1,751
One, attached: 189
Two: 20
3 or 4: 254
5 to 9: 101
10 to 19: 83
20 to 49: 72
50 or more: 62
Mobile homes: 274
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 49
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 1,704 (86%)
Carpooled: 116 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 19 (1%)
Motorcycle: 181 (9%)
Walked: 86 (4%)
Other means: 131 (7%)
Worked at home: 116 (6%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 186
5 to 9 minutes: 447
10 to 14 minutes: 206
15 to 19 minutes: 142
20 to 24 minutes: 141
25 to 29 minutes: 120
30 to 34 minutes: 142
35 to 39 minutes: 54
40 to 44 minutes: 194
45 to 59 minutes: 280
60 to 89 minutes: 175
90 or more minutes: 219
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.7%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,661
In family households: 4,872 (1,297 male householders, 344 female householders)
1,337 spouses, 1,691 children (1,531 natural, 42 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 34 other relatives, 85 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 789 (330 male householders (280 living alone)), 379 female householders (345 living alone)), 80 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 200 (171 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 676 2-persons, 337 3-persons, 191 4-persons, 106 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 719 1-person, 150 2-persons, 179 3-persons
522 married couples with children.
403 single-parent households (178 men, 225 women).
99.6% of residents of 26537 zip code speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% very well, 45% well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 44 (0.9%) (29.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.9%
Whole state:
1.3%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
United Kingdom (40%)
Germany (26%)
Asia, n.e.c. (15%)
Korea (11%)
Hungary (9%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 38
1990 to 1999: 1
1980 to 1989: 0
Before 1980: 20
Races in zip code 26537:
White population: 4,697 Black population: 62 American Indian population: 52 Asian population: 0 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 125 Hispanic or Latino population: 59
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
COASTAL CORPORATION (84 ALBRIGHT ROAD in KINGWOOD, 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 TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING; BITUMINOUS COAL UNDERGROUND MINING Alternative names: COASTAL COAL CO. L.L.C. ALBRIGHT PLANT, COASTAL COAL CO. LLC. ALBRIGHT PLANT, COASTAL COAL - WEST VIRGINIA, LLC, COASTAL COAL - WEST VIRGINIA, LLC, KINGWOOD MINING COMPANY
D&R DISTRIBUTORS INC (200 KINGSTON RD in KINGWOOD, WV)
STATE MASTER (Maryland Permits tracking) - OIL CONTROL Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: TRUCKING, EXCEPT LOCAL Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
CENTRAL PRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (100 EAST HIGH STREET in KINGWOOD, WV)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-70401 Organizations: PRESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ALLEGHENY WOOD PRODUCTS INC MILL 5 (INTERSECTION OF RT 72 AND 7 PO BOX 130 in KINGWOOD, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL Business NAICS classification: SAWMILLS. Organizations: JOHN W CRITES (ALLEGHENY WOOD PROD) (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JOHN W CRITES (ALLEGHEY WOOD PROD) (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALLEGHENY WOOD PRODUCTS MILL 5
646TH QM CO (304 KINGSTON RD in KINGWOOD, WV) . Federal Facility
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, COBURN, JAMES (CONTACT/OWNER)
CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO (102 MCDONALD ST in KINGWOOD, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, VERIZON WEST VIRGINIA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: VERIZON WEST VIRGINIA INC
DONE RIGHT TIRE (11 ALBRIGHT RD in KINGWOOD, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: ADAMS ROGER (CONTACT/OWNER)
, JAMES SMOUSE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: KINGWOOD TIRE & SERVICE CENTER
F & M COAL CO KLEEN COAL DIV (RTE 7 AT CADDELL RIDGE in KINGWOOD, WV)
CHILDS FEED & SUPPLY (101 NORTH SIGLER ST in KINGWOOD, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DAVID AND RONALD CHILDS (CONTACT/OWNER)
ALLEGHENY POWER-KINGWOOD SERVICE CENTER (327 TUNNELTON ST in KINGWOOD, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION. Organizations: MONONGAHELA POWER CO DBA ALLEGHENY POWER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
FRALEY MOTOR CO INC (119 E MAIN ST in KINGWOOD, 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)
, FRALEY C W (CONTACT/OWNER)
AUTO SOURCE OF WV INC (RTE 7 W ON LEFT in KINGWOOD, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: R & S RENTALS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.8%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (27%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
Electricity (19%)
Wood (11%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Coal or coke (5%)
No fuel used (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
Population in 1990: 6,716. Population change in the 1990s: -862 (-12.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,617
Northeast: 319
Midwest: 327
South: 471
West: 50
66% of the 26537 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% 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): 263
Here:
36.5%
West Virginia:
6.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 104
Here:
25.3%
West Virginia:
6.7%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 62
Here:
26.5%
West Virginia:
17.7%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
CAMP DAWSON MWR SERVICES INC (240 ARMY RD in KINGWOOD, WV) : $220,952 in 14 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Miscellaneous Items, Lodging - Hotel/Motel, Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Family Housing Facilities by Army, National Park Service, Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $52,960; 2005: $167,992; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$67,737 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-08-15. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$67,737, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$17,000, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-22. Completion date: 2005-09-24.
$12,985 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2004-01-16. Completion date: 2004-01-26.
PRESTON FUEL & PROPANE (ROUTE 7 W in KINGWOOD, WV; small business)
$2,805 with Army for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2003-07-02. Completion date: 2003-06-14.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)