Thornton, Washington

Thornton is an unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington, United States. Founded in 1889 by P.M. Sheehan,^[2] Thornton is located near U.S. Route 195, 7 miles (11 km) west of Oakesdale. Thornton had a post office with ZIP code 99176.^[3]

Thornton, Washington
Unincorporated community
Thornton, Washington
Coordinates: 47°07′15″N 117°23′23″W
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Whitman
Elevation	2,310 ft (700 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	99176
Area code	509
GNIS feature ID	1509005[1]