ZIP Code 26440

26440 is one of West Virginia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Thornton, Taylor County.

City: Thornton
County: Taylor County
State: West Virginia
Prefix: 264xx

Where this code sits

26440 is part of the 264xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Thornton.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 26440 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 26440

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 26440.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 26354	6.4 mi	Grafton, WV
ZIP code 26410	6.5 mi	Newburg, WV
ZIP code 26405	7.6 mi	Moatsville, WV
ZIP code 26374	8.0 mi	Independence, WV
ZIP code 26444	8.9 mi	Tunnelton, WV
ZIP code 26435	11 mi	Simpson, WV
ZIP code 26425	11 mi	Rowlesburg, WV
ZIP code 26520	12 mi	Arthurdale, WV

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 26440, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 26440. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.