| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 304 / 681 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:24 PM |
| Population: | 7,989 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 54101 |
| Land Area: | 545 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.4898, -80.4579 |
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7,989 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 545 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 8,507 to 7,989 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.1% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 26208 (Camden On Gauley, $49,922 median) and poorest ZIP 26203 (Erbacon, $26,343) are 11.2 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 13.8× across this county — from $9,999 in 26203 (Erbacon) to $137,500 in 26217 (Diana).
Density varies 26× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 26222 (Hacker Valley) to 100 in 26266 (Upperglade).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.3% bachelor's+ in 26206 (Cowen) to 23.2% in 26217 (Diana) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within West Virginia, this is the #46 most populous of 55 counties and ranks #54 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $40,293 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (788 of 5,844 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Webster County lost 6.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26288 | Webster Springs | Standard | 3,148 | $34,801 | 245.2 | -18.1% |
| 26206 | Cowen | Standard | 2,807 | $44,042 | 105.2 | 0.7% |
| 26208 | Camden On Gauley | Standard | 893 | $49,922 | 35.0 | 4.4% |
| 26203 | Erbacon | Standard | 312 | $26,343 | 37.1 | 47.2% |
| 26222 | Hacker Valley | Standard | 309 | $48,438 | 81.7 | 8.4% |
| 26217 | Diana | Standard | 283 | — | 27.5 | -18.9% |
| 26266 | Upperglade | Standard | 217 | — | 2.2 | 90.4% |
| 26298 | Bergoo | Standard | 20 | — | 11.3 | -66.1% |