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2026 Rankings

Lincoln County, West Virginia Home Safety Rankings - 20 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Lincoln County, West Virginia (West Virginia) includes 20 tracked ZIP codes and 7 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: B (83/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	1	100%
C	0	0%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	25559	Salt Rock	83	B

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	25559	Salt Rock	83	B	2 violation(s)

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Lead and Copper Rule	171	10
Fecal Coliform	153	11
Chlorite	40	8
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	38	15
Revised Total Coliform Rule	38	15
E. coli	37	15
Stage 1 DBP Rule	26	8
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	23	10

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0010 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 18 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
14% of housing built before 1950
28% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Alum Creek, WV — 1 ZIP code
Ashford, WV — 1 ZIP code
Foster, WV — 1 ZIP code
Nellis, WV — 1 ZIP code
Ridgeview, WV — 1 ZIP code
Alkol, WV — 1 ZIP code
Branchland, WV — 1 ZIP code
East Lynn, WV — 1 ZIP code
Griffithsville, WV — 1 ZIP code
Hamlin, WV — 1 ZIP code
Julian, WV — 1 ZIP code
Midkiff, WV — 1 ZIP code
Myra, WV — 1 ZIP code
Salt Rock, WV — 1 ZIP code
Sod, WV — 1 ZIP code
Spurlockville, WV — 1 ZIP code
Sumerco, WV — 1 ZIP code
West Hamlin, WV — 1 ZIP code
Woodville, WV — 1 ZIP code
Yawkey, WV — 1 ZIP code

All 20 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	25559	Salt Rock	83	B	2
2	25003	Alum Creek	—	—	85
3	25009	Ashford	—	—	3
4	25081	Foster	—	—	3
5	25142	Nellis	—	—	3
6	25169	Ridgeview	—	—	3
7	25501	Alkol	—	—	61
8	25506	Branchland	—	—	89
9	25512	East Lynn	—	—	0
10	25521	Griffithsville	—	—	61
11	25523	Hamlin	—	—	29
12	25529	Julian	—	—	3
13	25540	Midkiff	—	—	1
14	25544	Myra	—	—	—
15	25564	Sod	—	—	60
16	25565	Spurlockville	—	—	64
17	25567	Sumerco	—	—	60
18	25571	West Hamlin	—	—	32
19	25573	Yawkey	—	—	60

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Lincoln County, West Virginia Home Safety Rankings - 20 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/lincoln-west-virginia/

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Page version: October 2026.

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