ZIP 26160 (Palestine, WV) truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 26160: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Wirt County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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10
truck crashes since 2015 (Wirt County)
6
people injured
1
deaths
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
1
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

0 out of 100
Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Wirt County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr18.5
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)10%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
West Virginia average
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Key findings

10
truck crashes on record for Wirt County since 2015
1
fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of ZIP 26160 since 2015
0
garbage-truck crashes reported in Wirt County since 2015
Wirt County
small sample: patterns below come from Wirt County

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 10 crashes.
0 of 10 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

SR-531

What stands out in Wirt County: 10 truck crashes on record for Wirt County since 2015.

Overview

Police reported 10 crashes involving commercial trucks in Wirt County since 2015: 6 people were injured and 1 were killed.

When crashes happen

Wirt County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.

Where crashes happen

Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of ZIP 26160 since 2015: SR-53 (1). No single road stands out.

Garbage & waste trucks

Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Wirt County.

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About the data

Sources: the FMCSA crash file for all reported truck crashes and NHTSA FARS for fatal crashes with a large truck. Every statement here comes straight from those numbers.

Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks

2005: 0 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 1 truck crash2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 3 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 1 truck crash2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 1 truck crash2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 0 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 1 truck crash2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 0 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 2 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 0 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 1 truck crash2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 0 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 2 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 1 truck crash2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 2 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 2 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 0 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 2 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 0 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 0 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Wirt County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 10.0% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 30.0% of truck crashesMay: 10.0% of truck crashesJun: 20.0% of truck crashesJul: 0.0% of truck crashesAug: 10.0% of truck crashesSep: 10.0% of truck crashesOct: 10.0% of truck crashesNov: 0.0% of truck crashesDec: 0.0% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles)
SR-531

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Wirt County)
Wv Rt 047 Mp 1672
Rt 14 - In Front Of 8728 Elizabeth Pike1
Rt 14, Summers Street1
Rt 5 - Rt 2 - Bell Run Road1
Rt 5, Little Kanawha Parkway1
Rt 53, Big Island Run Rd1
SR-51
Wv Rt 471

ZIP 26160 at a glance

Population1,163
Density7 per sq mi
Median household income$48,992
Median home value$188,038
Home ownership99%

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Recycling centers in Wirt CountyWaste haulers in Wirt County

Historical data: truck crashes in Wirt County since the 1990s

Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).

1994: 3 reported truck crashes1995: 1 reported truck crash2000: 1 reported truck crash2001: 2 reported truck crashes2003: 1 reported truck crash2004: 3 reported truck crashes2006: 1 reported truck crash2007: 3 reported truck crashes2008: 1 reported truck crash2009: 1 reported truck crash2011: 1 reported truck crash2014: 2 reported truck crashes2016: 1 reported truck crash2018: 2 reported truck crashes2019: 1 reported truck crash2020: 2 reported truck crashes2021: 2 reported truck crashes2023: 2 reported truck crashes 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 1 fatal truck crash1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 0 fatal truck crashes1989: 0 fatal truck crashes1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 0 fatal truck crashes1992: 0 fatal truck crashes1993: 0 fatal truck crashes1994: 1 fatal truck crash1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 0 fatal truck crashes1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 1 fatal truck crash2004: 0 fatal truck crashes2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 0 fatal truck crashes2007: 0 fatal truck crashes2008: 0 fatal truck crashes2009: 1 fatal truck crash2010: 0 fatal truck crashes2011: 0 fatal truck crashes2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 1 fatal truck crash2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Wirt County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Wirt County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s1—0.1
2000s1+95%0.2
2010s1-46%0.1
2020s1+43%0.0

In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.

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Nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 26143ZIP 25270ZIP 26141ZIP 25252ZIP 26169ZIP 25275ZIP 26150ZIP 26152ZIP 26148ZIP 26151Wirt CountyWest Virginia

Questions fleets ask about ZIP 26160

How many truck accidents are there in ZIP 26160?

Wirt County has had 10 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 6 people and killing 1.

How many garbage truck accidents happen in ZIP 26160?

Since 2015, Wirt County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.

What is the best way to plan truck routes in ZIP 26160?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.