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ZIP Codes With the Largest Population in West Virginia

What this measures. Population of the Census tabulation area, ACS 5-year estimate. Source: Census American Community Survey, data release 2026-10-12.

# ZIP City County Population
1 26554 Fairmont Marion 42,118
2 26508 Morgantown Monongalia 40,231
3 26003 Wheeling Ohio 39,982
4 26505 Morgantown Monongalia 37,492
5 25801 Beckley Raleigh 31,128
6 26301 Clarksburg Harrison 28,716
7 26101 Parkersburg Wood 28,005
8 25404 Martinsburg Berkeley 23,990
9 25177 Saint Albans Kanawha 22,665
10 25526 Hurricane Putnam 22,514
11 25701 Huntington Cabell 21,197
12 25414 Charles Town Jefferson 21,073
13 25705 Huntington Cabell 20,922
14 26062 Weirton Hancock 20,578
15 26501 Morgantown Monongalia 19,529
16 26201 Buckhannon Upshur 18,689
17 24701 Bluefield Mercer 17,117
18 26104 Parkersburg Wood 16,805
19 25427 Hedgesville Berkeley 16,595
20 24740 Princeton Mercer 16,498
21 25403 Martinsburg Berkeley 16,470
22 26330 Bridgeport Harrison 15,600
23 26041 Moundsville Marshall 15,254
24 25401 Martinsburg Berkeley 14,979
25 25428 Inwood Berkeley 14,825
26 25314 Charleston Kanawha 14,794
27 25704 Huntington Wayne 14,351
28 25405 Martinsburg Berkeley 14,266
29 26241 Elkins Randolph 14,102
30 24739 Princeton Mercer 13,981
31 25425 Harpers Ferry Jefferson 13,332
32 25302 Charleston Kanawha 13,204
33 25419 Falling Waters Berkeley 13,201
34 26726 Keyser Mineral 12,629
35 25411 Berkeley Springs Morgan 12,367
36 25504 Barboursville Cabell 12,251
37 25309 South Charleston Kanawha 12,154
38 26105 Vienna Wood 12,107
39 25313 Charleston Kanawha 11,760
40 25071 Elkview Kanawha 11,107
41 25312 Charleston Kanawha 10,047
42 25901 Oak Hill Fayette 10,012
43 25311 Charleston Kanawha 9,825
44 25413 Bunker Hill Berkeley 9,618
45 26354 Grafton Taylor 9,558
46 25541 Milton Cabell 9,318
47 25560 Scott Depot Putnam 9,303
48 26452 Weston Lewis 9,220
49 24901 Lewisburg Greenbrier 9,093
50 25064 Dunbar Kanawha 9,090

Showing the top 50 of 738 ZIP codes in West Virginia that have this figure . 26554 ranks 1st at 42,118, against 9,090 in 50th place.

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