Sutton is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 876 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Braxton County. Sutton is situated at a center of transportation in West Virginia. Interstate 79, a major north–south route, connects with Appalachian Corridor L (U.S. Route 19), another significant north–south route, passes several miles south of town.

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Town numbers

ZIP code26601

Area code304

Living in Sutton

Housing in Sutton

$141K▼ 0.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Sutton home is worth about $141,000, down 0.8% in a year, 21% below the West Virginia typical home.

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Health in Sutton

Compared with West Virginia

7worse than WV

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 25 are too close to call.

Conditions 4▼ 8 close Habits all close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

25.8%More older adults who have lost all their teethWV 19.5% · worse 14%More adults with COPDWV 10.6% · worse 5.2%More adults who have had a strokeWV 4.2% · worse

Care nearby

Braxton County Memorial HospitalGassaway · 2 mi · ER · rural critical access

Community Care of Flatwoods IISutton · 0.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Sutton

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School Grade C-

The public schools Sutton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 77% of West Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictBraxton County SchoolsSchools1

Sutton Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 166 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WV. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from Sutton

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ECErnie CarpenterSports ADAbarilla DillonNotable GAGeorge ArthurNotable TBThomas BarberNotable

Where Sutton is

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Locator map of Sutton — Wikimedia Commons · Map: DemocraticLuntz · DemocraticLuntz at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Location map

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Nearby towns

Gassaway3 mi Flatwoods5 mi Burnsville14 mi Sand Fork17 mi Cowen20 mi Glenville20 mi Addison (Webster Springs)21 mi Camden-on-Gauley22 mi Clay25 mi Grantsville27 mi

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