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Wheeling ZIP code, West Virginia

The ZIP code for Wheeling, WV is 26003, and its area codes are 304 and 681.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
26,350
Area codes
304, 681

Mail addressed to Wheeling uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Wheeling in numbers

About 26,350 people live in Wheeling, in 12,614 households, the 5th-largest of West Virginia's 429 census places. The median household income is $48,590 a year, 18% below the West Virginia median of $59,608 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $146,500 (10% below the West Virginia median), and median gross rent is $794 a month. The median age is 45.4; 34.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (24.1% across West Virginia); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population26,350Wheeling26,350
Households12,614Wheeling12,614
Median age45.4Wheeling45.4West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$48,590Wheeling$48,590West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$146,500Wheeling$146,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$794Wheeling$794West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%Wheeling34.1%West Virginia24.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.8 minWheeling19.8 minWest Virginia26.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,938 / sq miWheeling1,938 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Wheeling

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Wheeling
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
26003 Wheeling , WV Standard 39,982 $57,703 $166,100

Other ZIP codes overlapping Wheeling

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

ZIP codes overlapping Wheeling
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
26059 Triadelphia , WV Standard 2,888 $67,094 $191,700

Map of Wheeling ZIP codes

26003

The ZIP codes of Wheeling, 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 Wheeling

The nearest larger towns are Bethel Park, PA (32,881 people, 39 mi), Pittsburgh, PA (304,759 people, 46 mi) and Morgantown (30,236 people, 50 mi).

Towns near Wheeling
TownPopulationDistance
Bethlehem 2,592 2.0 mi
Martins Ferry, OH 6,140 2.7 mi
Bellaire, OH 3,800 4.8 mi
Shadyside, OH 3,387 7.6 mi
St. Clairsville, OH 5,003 10.7 mi
Moundsville 7,869 10.8 mi
Mingo Junction, OH 3,254 17.8 mi
Follansbee 2,757 18.9 mi
Cadiz, OH 2,988 20.1 mi
Steubenville, OH 18,124 20.3 mi
Wintersville, OH 3,677 21.0 mi
Wolfdale, PA 2,938 22.6 mi
Weirton 18,647 24.0 mi
Washington, PA 13,368 24.7 mi

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