ZIP 26384 (Linn, WV) truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 26384: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Gilmer County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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14
truck crashes since 2015 (Gilmer County)
2
people injured
0
deaths
1
garbage-truck crashes (7.1%)
3
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 Gilmer County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr17.9
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)21%
Garbage-truck share of crashes7.1%
West Virginia average
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Key findings

14
truck crashes on record for Gilmer County since 2015
3
fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of ZIP 26384 since 2015
1
garbage-truck crashes reported in Gilmer County since 2015
Gilmer County
small sample: patterns below come from Gilmer County

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

7.1%
1 of 14 crashes.
1 of 14 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

I-793

Gilmer County at a glance: 14 truck crashes on record for Gilmer County since 2015.

Overview

Since 2015, 14 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Gilmer County. They injured 2 people and killed 0.

In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 287 days.

When crashes happen

There are too few truck crashes in Gilmer County to show a reliable monthly pattern.

Where crashes happen

Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of ZIP 26384 happened on I-79 (3); no road leads clearly.

Garbage & waste trucks

1 crash involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 7.1% share (West Virginia: 1.1%).

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About the data

Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.

Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks

2005: 2 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 1 truck crash2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 4 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 2 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 0 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 2 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 2 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 0 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 7 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 3 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 0 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 2 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 3 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 1 truck crash2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 0 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 1 truck crash2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 1 truck crash2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 0 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 2 truck crashes2024: 1 garbage-truck crash2025: 1 truck crash2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucks (×5 scale)incomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Gilmer County

Jan: 14.3% of truck crashesFeb: 0.0% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 14.3% of truck crashesMay: 14.3% of truck crashesJun: 0.0% of truck crashesJul: 14.3% of truck crashesAug: 0.0% of truck crashesSep: 21.4% of truck crashesOct: 14.3% of truck crashesNov: 0.0% of truck crashesDec: 7.1% 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)
I-793

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Gilmer County)
Rt 5 West2
SR-52
Wv Rt 0052
Wv Rt 472
County Rt 2, 1500 Block Of Little Cover Run Rd1
I-791
Rt 18 - Near 4983 Hwy 181
Rt 26 - Ellis Road1

ZIP 26384 at a glance

Population201
Density3 per sq mi
Median home value$53,058
Home ownership82%

Historical data: truck crashes in Gilmer 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).

1995: 2 reported truck crashes2000: 2 reported truck crashes2002: 1 reported truck crash2003: 6 reported truck crashes2004: 3 reported truck crashes2005: 2 reported truck crashes2006: 1 reported truck crash2007: 4 reported truck crashes2008: 2 reported truck crashes2010: 2 reported truck crashes2011: 2 reported truck crashes2014: 7 reported truck crashes2015: 3 reported truck crashes2017: 2 reported truck crashes2018: 3 reported truck crashes2019: 1 reported truck crash2021: 1 reported truck crash2022: 1 reported truck crash2024: 2 reported truck crashes2025: 1 reported truck crash 1982: 1 fatal truck crash1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 1 fatal truck crash1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 1 fatal truck crash1989: 0 fatal truck crashes1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 1 fatal truck crash1992: 0 fatal truck crashes1993: 0 fatal truck crashes1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 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: 0 fatal truck crashes2004: 1 fatal truck crash2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 0 fatal truck crashes2007: 0 fatal truck crashes2008: 0 fatal truck crashes2009: 0 fatal truck crashes2010: 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: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 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 Gilmer County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Gilmer County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s0—0.1
2000s2+425%0.1
2010s2-5%0.0
2020s1-58%0.0

From the 2000s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported.

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Nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 26321ZIP 26430ZIP 26351ZIP 26443ZIP 26342ZIP 26412ZIP 26335ZIP 26338ZIP 26611ZIP 26615Gilmer CountyWest Virginia

Questions fleets ask about ZIP 26384

How common are truck crashes in ZIP 26384?

Gilmer County has had 14 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 2 people and killing 0.

Are garbage truck crashes common in ZIP 26384?

1 crash involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Gilmer County since 2015, 7.1% of all truck crashes.

How can I plan a safer truck route in ZIP 26384?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.