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2026 Rankings

Marion County, West Virginia Home Safety Rankings - 23 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.

Marion County, West Virginia (West Virginia) includes 23 tracked ZIP codes and 19 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: C (69/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	1	11%
C	8	89%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	26586	Montana Mines	83	B
2	26521	Blacksville	67	C
3	26554	Fairmont	67	C
4	26559	Barrackville	67	C
5	26570	Fairview	67	C
6	26572	Four States	67	C
7	26582	Mannington	67	C
8	26590	Wana	67	C
9	26591	Worthington	67	C

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	26591	Worthington	67	C	127 violations
2	26590	Wana	67	C	—
3	26582	Mannington	67	C	103 violations
4	26572	Four States	67	C	127 violations
5	26570	Fairview	67	C	86 violations
6	26559	Barrackville	67	C	27 violations
7	26554	Fairmont	67	C	306 violations
8	26521	Blacksville	67	C	—
9	26586	Montana Mines	83	B	1 violation(s)

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Lead and Copper Rule	306	9
Surface Water Treatment Rule	187	13
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	130	9
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	106	9
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	104	9
Stage 1 DBP Rule	78	11
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	45	8
Chlorite	41	7

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0023 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 17 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
36% of housing built before 1950
54% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Fairmont, WV — 2 ZIP codes
Paw Paw, WV — 1 ZIP code
Wyatt, WV — 1 ZIP code
Blacksville, WV — 1 ZIP code
Barrackville, WV — 1 ZIP code
Baxter, WV — 1 ZIP code
Burton, WV — 1 ZIP code
Carolina, WV — 1 ZIP code
Colfax, WV — 1 ZIP code
Fairview, WV — 1 ZIP code
Farmington, WV — 1 ZIP code
Four States, WV — 1 ZIP code
Grant Town, WV — 1 ZIP code
Idamay, WV — 1 ZIP code
Kingmont, WV — 1 ZIP code
Mannington, WV — 1 ZIP code
Metz, WV — 1 ZIP code
Montana Mines, WV — 1 ZIP code
Rachel, WV — 1 ZIP code
Rivesville, WV — 1 ZIP code
Wana, WV — 1 ZIP code
Worthington, WV — 1 ZIP code

All 23 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	26586	Montana Mines	83	B	1
2	26521	Blacksville	67	C	0
3	26554	Fairmont	67	C	306
4	26559	Barrackville	67	C	27
5	26570	Fairview	67	C	86
6	26572	Four States	67	C	127
7	26582	Mannington	67	C	103
8	26590	Wana	67	C	0
9	26591	Worthington	67	C	127
10	25434	Paw Paw	—	—	—
11	26463	Wyatt	—	—	70
12	26560	Baxter	—	—	—
13	26562	Burton	—	—	0
14	26563	Carolina	—	—	2
15	26571	Farmington	—	—	189
16	26574	Grant Town	—	—	—
17	26576	Idamay	—	—	2
18	26585	Metz	—	—	6
19	26587	Rachel	—	—	1
20	26588	Rivesville	—	—	115

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). Marion County, West Virginia Home Safety Rankings - 23 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/marion-west-virginia/

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