ZIP code · Thornton · West Virginia · United States
ZIP code 26440 — Thornton
ZIP code 26440 serves Thornton, West Virginia.
- Postal code
- 26440Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Thornton
- County
- Taylor FIPS 54091
- State
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.3329, -79.9096 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 1,364 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 34 / sq mi
- Land area
- 40.2 sq mi (104.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $63,063
- Per-capita income
- $30,280
- Median age
- 37.4
- Households
- 499
- Housing units
- 565
- Median home value
- $187,100
- Congressional district
- WV-2 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6b (-5 to 0 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 26440
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 81°F), coldest Jan (avg low 21°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 39 | 42 | 52 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 43 |
| Avg low °F | 21 | 23 | 29 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: TYGART DAM (6.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 26440
- 1 post offices
- 8 places of worship
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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