Zip lookup · WV

26261
Richwood, West Virginia.

Richwood, Nicholas County, WV · population 2,760

What it costs per month · 26261 $341/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$187 (+122%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Down $11,208 -15%
$76,120$64,912 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $1,940 +3%
$62,972$64,912 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 26261 $341 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 26261$341
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in zip 26261 fell 14.7% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Greenbrier County, WV 67% · Nicholas County, WV 33%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Richwood, WV — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $64,912 as of Sep 2026
-14.7%year on year

Typical home value — 26261

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 26261 $64,912 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 26261$64,912
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.1 26202 Fenwick 457 — $140,410
8.6 26676 Leivasy 126 — $114,080
11.6 26208 Camden On Gauley 893 — $73,953
12.0 26681 Nettie 871 — $160,629
12.0 26205 Craigsville 2,957 — $135,393
12.6 24991 Williamsburg 277 — $181,314
12.6 26206 Cowen 2,807 — $88,463
12.9 24946 Hillsboro 1,075 — $161,323
13.0 25981 Quinwood 842 — $81,671
13.2 25984 Rupert 2,014 — $118,130
13.5 24966 Renick 1,332 — $206,556
15.2 26662 Canvas 743 — $220,090
16.0 26679 Mount Nebo 1,628 — $172,527
17.1 26691 Tioga 741 — $135,243
18.1 25958 Charmco 483 — $83,937
19.2 24924 Buckeye 685 — $182,553
19.4 24938 Frankford 1,233 — $241,938
19.5 24931 Crawley 1,173 — $217,950

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.