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Elk Garden ZIP code, West Virginia

The ZIP code for Elk Garden, WV is 26717, and its area codes are 304 and 681.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
212
Area codes
304, 681

Elk Garden in numbers

About 212 people live in Elk Garden, in 58 households. The median household income is $61,250 a year, about the same as the West Virginia median of $59,608 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $91,000 (44% below the West Virginia median). The median age is 26.7; 3.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (24.1% across West Virginia); the average commute takes 53 minutes.

Population212Elk Garden212
Households58Elk Garden58
Median age26.7Elk Garden26.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$61,250Elk Garden$61,250West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$91,000Elk Garden$91,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher3.6%Elk Garden3.6%West Virginia24.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute53.0 minElk Garden53.0 minWest Virginia26.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density822 / sq miElk Garden822 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Elk Garden

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Elk Garden
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
26717 Elk Garden , WV Standard 1,593 $74,712 $101,300

Map of Elk Garden ZIP codes

26717

The ZIP codes of Elk Garden, 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 Elk Garden

The nearest larger towns are Kitzmiller, MD (264 people, 1.5 mi), Piedmont (735 people, 8.6 mi) and Westernport, MD (1,588 people, 9.3 mi).

Towns near Elk Garden
TownPopulationDistance
Keyser 4,857 10.0 mi
Frostburg, MD 6,977 22.0 mi
Cresaptown, MD 5,121 22.3 mi
Moorefield 2,525 24.3 mi
La Vale, MD 4,196 26.4 mi
Cumberland, MD 18,804 28.0 mi
Kingwood 2,973 28.7 mi

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