Section 8 — WV ZIP index · page 1 of 2

West Virginia ZIP codes
with a Section 8 rent.

Every West Virginia ZIP code HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for — 817 of them, FY2026. This page lists ZIPs 1–500, grouped by HUD area, with the 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom ceiling beside each one. Open any ZIP for its full schedule from studio to 4-bedroom.

data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026

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Why the ZIP beats the metro average.

One number per metro hides the spread that decides whether a deal pencils.

A ZIP-level Fair Market Rent is HUD's Small Area FMR: instead of one voucher ceiling for an entire metro, HUD publishes a separate ceiling for each ZIP code, set from what rents actually cost in that ZIP. The metro figure is an average over all of them, so it sits above the weaker ZIPs and below the stronger ones — which is why two houses fifteen minutes apart in the same city can carry Section 8 ceilings hundreds of dollars apart. Underwrite the ZIP's number, not the metro's. The published FMR is still a reference, not a payment: housing authorities set their payment standard at roughly 90–110% of it, and every unit has to clear a rent reasonableness test against comparable local rentals before a lease is approved.

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FMR by ZIP code.

2-bedroom and 3-bedroom Fair Market Rent for each ZIP, listed under the HUD area it belongs to. What Fair Market Rent means.

ZIPs 1–500 of 817 · 25 HUD areas on this page · data as of 2026-08-19 · HUD FY2026

ZIP2 BR3 BR
Mercer County, WV
24701$890$1,200
24712$950$1,280
24714$900$1,210
24715$900$1,180
24724$890$1,200
24729$900$1,210
24731$900$1,210
24733$900$1,210
24737$910$1,220
24738$900$1,210
24740$880$1,180
24747$930$1,250
25820$900$1,210
25902$900$1,220
Wyoming County, WV
24716$870$1,170
24719$870$1,170
24726$870$1,170
24736$890$1,200
24801$1,010$1,330
24818$870$1,170
24822$870$1,170
24823$870$1,170
24827$870$1,170
24828$870$1,150
24834$870$1,170
24839$870$1,170
24844$870$1,150
24845$870$1,170
24847$870$1,170
24849$870$1,170
24854$870$1,180
24857$870$1,170
24860$870$1,170
24867$870$1,170
24868$900$1,190
24869$870$1,170
24870$870$1,170
24874$870$1,170
24880$870$1,170
24882$870$1,170
24898$870$1,170
25617$870$1,210
25810$870$1,170
25811$870$1,170
25826$870$1,170
25845$870$1,170
25848$870$1,170
25870$870$1,170
25875$870$1,170
25876$870$1,170
25882$990$1,340
25913$870$1,170
25916$870$1,170
Summers County, WV
24739$950$1,280
24910$870$1,140
24918$870$1,210
24935$870$1,150
24943$870$1,140
24962$870$1,140
24963$870$1,210
24981$870$1,150
24985$870$1,210
25825$940$1,300
25841$900$1,210
McDowell County, WV
24808$870$1,150
24811$870$1,150
24813$900$1,190
24815$870$1,150
24816$870$1,150
24817$960$1,260
24826$870$1,150
24829$870$1,150
24830$870$1,150
24831$870$1,150
24836$870$1,150
24843$870$1,150
24848$870$1,150
24850$870$1,150
24853$870$1,150
24855$900$1,190
24861$870$1,150
24862$870$1,150
24866$870$1,150
24871$870$1,150
24872$870$1,150
24873$870$1,150
24878$870$1,150
24879$900$1,190
24881$870$1,150
24884$870$1,150
24887$870$1,150
24888$870$1,150
24892$870$1,150
24894$880$1,140
24895$870$1,150
Mingo County, WV
24846$900$1,080
24851$900$1,080
25608$900$1,080
25621$880$1,060
25635$870$1,210
25650$900$1,080
25651$900$1,080
25661$980$1,180
25666$900$1,080
25667$980$1,180
25670$870$1,040
25671$970$1,170
25672$900$1,080
25674$970$1,190
25676$940$1,130
25678$870$1,040
25685$970$1,190
25688$870$1,040
25690$870$1,040
25692$900$1,080
25696$900$1,080
Greenbrier County, WV
24901$980$1,250
24916$900$1,170
24931$940$1,190
24938$920$1,170
24957$980$1,250
24966$920$1,170
24977$880$1,130
24991$920$1,170
Pocahontas County, WV
24915$870$1,150
24920$870$1,150
24924$870$1,150
24927$870$1,150
24934$880$1,160
24944$870$1,150
24946$870$1,130
24954$870$1,150
24986$880$1,130
Monroe County, WV
24925$910$1,190
24941$900$1,240
24945$870$1,210
24951$870$1,210
24970$950$1,210
24974$890$1,210
24976$900$1,190
24983$870$1,210
24984$900$1,240
24993$870$1,160
Fayette County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area
25002$920$1,200
25031$950$1,260
25040$920$1,200
25057$920$1,200
25085$920$1,200
25090$920$1,200
25115$920$1,200
25118$920$1,200
25119$920$1,200
25139$920$1,200
25152$920$1,200
25161$920$1,200
25173$920$1,200
25185$920$1,200
25186$870$1,130
25812$870$1,130
25831$920$1,200
25837$920$1,200
25840$1,080$1,410
25846$1,010$1,350
25854$1,170$1,530
25855$920$1,200
25862$920$1,200
25866$990$1,290
25868$920$1,200
25879$1,000$1,300
25901$940$1,230
25904$920$1,200
25907$1,130$1,550
25917$920$1,200
Lincoln County, WV
25003$950$1,230
25202$960$1,240
25501$870$1,040
25506$970$1,180
25510$1,110$1,460
25521$950$1,190
25523$1,000$1,370
25529$870$1,200
25534$1,000$1,280
25540$970$1,180
25544$940$1,140
25557$970$1,170
25559$970$1,220
25564$870$1,040
25565$870$1,140
25567$870$1,040
25571$870$1,040
25573$870$1,040
25699$1,000$1,280
Roane County, WV
25005$940$1,240
25045$1,000$1,290
25071$950$1,230
25164$950$1,230
25243$900$1,200
25244$880$1,160
25251$890$1,200
25252$870$1,140
25259$870$1,170
25266$870$1,170
25270$870$1,170
25276$900$1,210
25286$970$1,250
Raleigh County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area
25007$940$1,310
25008$940$1,310
25044$940$1,310
25048$940$1,310
25060$940$1,310
25062$940$1,310
25140$940$1,310
25174$940$1,310
25180$940$1,310
25801$950$1,320
25802$940$1,310
25813$1,200$1,670
25817$940$1,310
25818$880$1,220
25823$940$1,310
25827$940$1,310
25832$870$1,210
25836$940$1,310
25839$940$1,310
25843$940$1,310
25844$870$1,210
25849$940$1,310
25851$940$1,310
25853$940$1,310
25857$940$1,310
25864$920$1,240
25865$940$1,310
25871$940$1,310
25873$960$1,340
25878$1,080$1,500
25880$1,110$1,510
25906$940$1,310
25908$890$1,240
25909$1,080$1,470
25911$1,050$1,470
25915$940$1,310
25918$980$1,360
25919$940$1,310
25920$940$1,310
Boone County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area
25009$870$1,200
25021$870$1,200
25024$870$1,200
25028$870$1,200
25049$870$1,200
25051$870$1,200
25053$960$1,320
25081$870$1,200
25093$870$1,200
25114$870$1,200
25130$930$1,280
25142$870$1,200
25148$870$1,200
25149$870$1,200
25154$870$1,200
25165$870$1,200
25169$870$1,200
25181$870$1,200
25193$870$1,200
25203$950$1,310
25204$870$1,200
25205$940$1,290
25206$870$1,200
25208$870$1,200
25209$870$1,200
25214$970$1,240
Putnam County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area
25011$1,000$1,370
25033$1,000$1,370
25070$1,070$1,480
25109$1,100$1,520
25143$1,050$1,370
25159$1,170$1,600
25168$1,100$1,530
25177$1,000$1,370
25213$1,110$1,540
25312$1,010$1,370
25560$1,580$2,190
25569$1,050$1,460
Charleston, WV HUD Metro FMR Area
25015$1,060$1,360
25019$950$1,230
25025$1,180$1,510
25030$950$1,230
25035$1,040$1,330
25036$960$1,250
25039$1,010$1,290
25054$1,040$1,330
25061$1,040$1,330
25064$1,070$1,370
25067$980$1,250
25075$1,040$1,330
25079$1,040$1,330
25083$1,010$1,290
25086$970$1,240
25088$950$1,230
25102$1,040$1,330
25103$950$1,230
25107$1,040$1,330
25110$990$1,270
25112$1,070$1,370
25113$950$1,230
25126$950$1,230
25132$1,010$1,290
25133$950$1,230
25134$1,040$1,330
25136$950$1,230
25156$950$1,230
25160$1,040$1,330
25162$950$1,230
25201$1,280$1,640
25211$950$1,230
25285$950$1,230
25301$950$1,230
25302$1,010$1,290
25303$1,110$1,420
25304$1,160$1,480
25305$1,040$1,330
25306$1,440$1,840
25309$950$1,230
25311$1,030$1,320
25313$1,040$1,330
25314$1,240$1,590
25315$970$1,240
25321$1,040$1,330
25322$1,040$1,330
25323$1,040$1,330
25324$1,040$1,330
25325$1,040$1,330
25326$1,040$1,330
25327$1,040$1,330
25328$1,040$1,330
25329$1,040$1,330
25330$1,040$1,330
25331$1,040$1,330
25332$1,040$1,330
25333$1,040$1,330
25334$1,040$1,330
25335$1,040$1,330
25336$1,040$1,330
25337$1,040$1,330
25338$1,040$1,330
25339$1,040$1,330
25356$1,040$1,330
25361$1,040$1,330
25362$1,040$1,330
25364$1,040$1,330
25387$1,140$1,460
25389$1,040$1,330
Logan County, WV
25022$870$1,210
25047$870$1,200
25076$870$1,210
25108$870$1,200
25121$870$1,210
25183$870$1,210
25505$870$1,210
25508$870$1,210
25524$970$1,210
25547$870$1,210
25601$960$1,340
25606$900$1,260
25607$870$1,210
25611$880$1,130
25612$870$1,210
25614$870$1,210
25624$870$1,210
25625$870$1,210
25628$870$1,210
25630$870$1,210
25632$870$1,210
25634$870$1,210
25637$950$1,330
25638$870$1,210
25639$870$1,210
25644$880$1,080
25646$870$1,210
25647$870$1,210
25649$870$1,210
25652$960$1,340
25653$960$1,340
25654$870$1,210
Nicholas County, WV
25043$950$1,230
25059$950$1,230
25063$950$1,230
25111$950$1,230
25125$950$1,230
Mason County, WV
25082$1,000$1,370
25106$970$1,210
25123$1,270$1,610
25187$1,070$1,350
25239$1,200$1,560
25241$1,090$1,400
25247$870$1,080
25253$1,040$1,290
25260$1,100$1,370
25264$1,180$1,510
25265$940$1,140
25287$980$1,210
25502$870$1,080
25503$970$1,220
25515$970$1,220
25520$1,050$1,340
25526$1,000$1,370
25541$1,000$1,370
25550$870$1,080
Jackson County, WV
25124$1,120$1,470
25231$870$1,140
25245$1,000$1,370
25248$1,000$1,370
25262$1,100$1,420
25271$870$1,140
25275$960$1,250
25320$1,030$1,320
Calhoun County, WV
25141$950$1,230
25234$1,000$1,350
25235$950$1,230
25261$1,050$1,410
25268$870$1,170
Gilmer County, WV
25267$940$1,250
Martinsburg, WV HUD Metro FMR Area
25401$1,100$1,520
25402$1,230$1,700
25403$1,350$1,860
25405$1,520$2,100
25411$1,090$1,510
25413$1,350$1,860
25419$1,180$1,630
25420$1,360$1,830
25421$1,240$1,690
25427$1,240$1,690
25428$1,380$1,900
Jefferson County, WV HUD Metro FMR Area
25404$1,220$1,680
25414$1,180$1,640
25423$1,250$1,740
25425$1,410$1,960
25430$1,450$2,010
25432$1,410$1,960
25438$1,230$1,710
25441$1,250$1,740
25442$1,330$1,850
25443$1,240$1,720
25446$1,350$1,820
Winchester, VA-WV MSA
25422$1,420$1,760
25431$1,420$1,760
25434$1,420$1,760
25437$1,420$1,760
25444$1,420$1,760
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
25504$1,000$1,280
25507$970$1,250
25511$1,000$1,280
25512$980$1,230
25514$1,040$1,330
25517$970$1,250
25530$970$1,250
25535$990$1,270
25537$1,090$1,390
25545$1,170$1,500
25555$970$1,250
25562$1,000$1,280
25570$990$1,270
25669$970$1,210
25701$980$1,260
25702$980$1,260
25703$970$1,250
25704$1,000$1,280
25705$1,060$1,360
25706$990$1,270
25707$990$1,270
25708$990$1,270
25709$990$1,270
25710$990$1,270
25711$990$1,270
25712$990$1,270
25713$990$1,270
25714$990$1,270
25715$990$1,270
25716$990$1,270
25717$990$1,270
25718$990$1,270
25719$990$1,270
25720$990$1,270
25721$990$1,270
25722$990$1,270
25723$990$1,270
25724$990$1,270
25725$990$1,270
25726$990$1,270
25727$990$1,270
25728$990$1,270
25729$990$1,270
25755$970$1,250
25772$990$1,270
25773$990$1,270
25774$990$1,270
25775$990$1,270
25776$990$1,270
25777$990$1,270
25778$990$1,270
25779$990$1,270

SAFMR = ZIP-level variation. HUD sets Small Area Fair Market Rents by ZIP across most large metros, so two homes in one city can carry very different voucher ceilings.

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Data source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents (Small Area FMRs where published), snapshot 2026-08-19. Payment standards vary by public housing authority (typically 90–110% of FMR). Figures are for research and do not guarantee approved rent on any specific unit.

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