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Bethlehem ZIP codes, West Virginia

No ZIP code is named for Bethlehem, WV; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 26003. Its area codes are 304 and 681.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,592
Area codes
304, 681

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Bethlehem itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Wheeling (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Bethlehem in numbers

About 2,592 people live in Bethlehem, in 1,088 households. The median household income is $83,409 a year, 40% above the West Virginia median of $59,608 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $200,000 (23% above the West Virginia median), and median gross rent is $1,339 a month. The median age is 41.7; 45.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (24.1% across West Virginia); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population2,592Bethlehem2,592
Households1,088Bethlehem1,088
Median age41.7Bethlehem41.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$83,409Bethlehem$83,409West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$200,000Bethlehem$200,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,339Bethlehem$1,339West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.3%Bethlehem45.3%West Virginia24.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute18.9 minBethlehem18.9 minWest Virginia26.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density735 / sq miBethlehem735 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Bethlehem village. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Bethlehem

These ZIP codes cover part of Bethlehem but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Bethlehem
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
26003 Wheeling , WV Standard 39,982 $57,703 $166,100

Map of Bethlehem ZIP codes

26003

The ZIP codes of Bethlehem, WV, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Bethlehem

The nearest larger towns are Wheeling (26,350 people, 2.0 mi), Bellaire, OH (3,800 people, 4.1 mi) and Martins Ferry, OH (6,140 people, 4.7 mi).

Towns near Bethlehem
TownPopulationDistance
Wheeling 26,350 2.0 mi
Bellaire, OH 3,800 4.1 mi
Martins Ferry, OH 6,140 4.7 mi
Shadyside, OH 3,387 6.4 mi
Moundsville 7,869 9.2 mi
St. Clairsville, OH 5,003 11.7 mi
Mingo Junction, OH 3,254 19.5 mi
Follansbee 2,757 20.6 mi
Cadiz, OH 2,988 21.9 mi
Steubenville, OH 18,124 22.1 mi
Wolfdale, PA 2,938 22.7 mi
Wintersville, OH 3,677 23.0 mi
Washington, PA 13,368 24.6 mi
Weirton 18,647 25.6 mi

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