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Cheat Lake ZIP codes, West Virginia

No ZIP code is named for Cheat Lake, WV; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 26508. Its area codes are 304 and 681.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
10,902
Area codes
304, 681

Cheat Lake in numbers

About 10,902 people live in Cheat Lake, in 4,423 households, the 13th-largest of West Virginia's 429 census places. The median household income is $117,014 a year, 96% above the West Virginia median of $59,608 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $367,600 (2.3 times the West Virginia median), and median gross rent is $1,124 a month. The median age is 40.6; 61.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (24.1% across West Virginia); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population10,902Cheat Lake10,902
Households4,423Cheat Lake4,423
Median age40.6Cheat Lake40.6West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$117,014Cheat Lake$117,014West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$367,600Cheat Lake$367,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,124Cheat Lake$1,124West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.8%Cheat Lake61.8%West Virginia24.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.8 minCheat Lake23.8 minWest Virginia26.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density760 / sq miCheat Lake760 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Cheat Lake

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

ZIP codes overlapping Cheat Lake
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
26508 Morgantown , WV Standard 40,231 $90,041 $311,500

Map of Cheat Lake ZIP codes

26508

The ZIP codes of Cheat Lake, 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 Cheat Lake

The nearest larger towns are Morgantown (30,236 people, 5.6 mi), Fairmont (18,221 people, 21 mi) and Clarksburg (15,549 people, 39 mi).

Towns near Cheat Lake
TownPopulationDistance
Brookhaven 6,212 4.4 mi
Morgantown 30,236 5.6 mi
Westover 4,026 7.8 mi
Masontown, PA 3,201 13.2 mi
Kingwood 2,973 15.9 mi
Leith-Hatfield, PA 2,577 16.0 mi
Uniontown, PA 9,742 17.6 mi
Fairmont 18,221 20.6 mi
Pleasant Valley 3,482 21.9 mi
Grafton 4,618 24.0 mi
Waynesburg, PA 3,811 24.2 mi
Centerville, PA 3,235 26.2 mi
Connellsville, PA 6,849 27.9 mi
California, PA 4,864 28.1 mi

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