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Thornton, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Thornton, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,135. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet THORNTON-WV · Thornton, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,135 pop · #5735/25278 · Barbour County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $92,824
  • RANK-UPPER #5735/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ellamore
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 96% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,135
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $216,800

Nearest income peer: Ellamore, WV (+ $3,582 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Thornton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Thornton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Thornton, WV sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,135
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$92,824
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $92,824 and home value $216,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 25.6%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (96.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within West Virginia, Ona is the closest lower-income city and Harpers Ferry the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Thornton.

Population concentration

Thornton's single ZIP 26440 carries the town

Thornton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 26440 is the entire residential footprint (1,135 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Thornton

Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 45 employees , annual payroll $2,006k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 26440 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) .

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ZIP Codes in Thornton, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Barbour County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Thornton. See the Barbour County roll-up →

Thornton sits in the upper half of Barbour County on income: Philippi, Belington and Moatsville report less, while Ellamore reports more. Belington marks the far end of that range at $47,682, 49% below Thornton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
26440 1,135 $92,824 16 10
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Thornton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Thornton, .