Every ZIP code in the United States, with weather, radar, trivia and the numbers behind it. Five digits since 1963!

ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. The codes went live on July 1, 1963.The lowest ZIP code is 00501 — the IRS in Holtsville, New York.The highest ZIP code is 99950, in Ketchikan, Alaska.Type 07734 into a calculator and turn it upside down: hELLO. It is Keansburg, New Jersey.12345 belongs to one company: General Electric in Schenectady, New York.The first digit is a region: 0 is New England and New Jersey, 9 is the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii.Mr. ZIP, the cartoon mailman, was the mascot that sold the idea to America.ZIP+4 arrived in 1983 and can narrow a ZIP down to one side of one block.A ZIP code is a mail route, not a place: plenty of them cross county and even state lines.Play ZIP Hunt: guess the secret ZIP code of the day in six tries.
zipcodes.pro — CITY/WV/SHINNSTON

Shinnston ZIP code, West Virginia

The ZIP code for Shinnston, WV is 26431, and its area codes are 304 and 681.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
2,352
Area codes
304, 681

Shinnston in numbers

About 2,352 people live in Shinnston, in 900 households. The median household income is $69,844 a year, 17% above the West Virginia median of $59,608 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,200 (6% below the West Virginia median), and median gross rent is $972 a month. The median age is 42.6; 26.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (24.1% across West Virginia); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population2,352Shinnston2,352
Households900Shinnston900
Median age42.6Shinnston42.6West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$69,844Shinnston$69,844West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$153,200Shinnston$153,200West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$972Shinnston$972West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%Shinnston26.1%West Virginia24.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.7 minShinnston22.7 minWest Virginia26.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,407 / sq miShinnston1,407 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Shinnston city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Shinnston

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Shinnston
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
26431 Shinnston , WV Standard 6,271 $61,023 $149,900

Map of Shinnston ZIP codes

26431

The ZIP codes of Shinnston, WV, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Shinnston

The nearest larger towns are Bridgeport (9,252 people, 6.8 mi), Pleasant Valley (3,482 people, 8.7 mi) and Clarksburg (15,549 people, 9.1 mi).

Towns near Shinnston
TownPopulationDistance
Bridgeport 9,252 6.8 mi
Pleasant Valley 3,482 8.7 mi
Clarksburg 15,549 9.1 mi
Fairmont 18,221 9.9 mi
Grafton 4,618 15.5 mi
Philippi 2,861 21.5 mi
Westover 4,026 23.4 mi
Morgantown 30,236 25.3 mi
Weston 3,840 25.9 mi
Brookhaven 6,212 26.7 mi
Buckhannon 5,116 27.9 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Harrison County · West Virginia ZIP codes

Cite this page

zipcodes.pro. “Shinnston, WV ZIP codes.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/city/wv/shinnston

Underlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.