Norton, West Virginia

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|subdivision_name2 = Randolph

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|population_total = 281

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|timezone_DST = EDT

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|postal_code = 26285{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code|accessdate=2012-02-15|author=United States Postal Service|year=2012}}

|area_code = 304 & 681

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Norton is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Norton is {{convert|6.5|mi|km}} west of Elkins, at the junction of County Route 151 and Corridor H. Norton had a post office, which closed on November 12, 2011.{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=United States Postal Service|accessdate=January 1, 2012}} It is a former coal town operated by the West Virginia Coal and Coke Company from the early 1900s until the late 1950s. Besides the mine, the town was once home to a company store, a company bank, and the Norton Grade School. The denominationally unaffiliated Norton Community Church still serves the town.