Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min6:09 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:47 am – 5:15 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month July21 in of snow a year, on about 17 days21 days above 90°F, 119 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Warnock 2 station, 20 mi away
Nearby landmarksSandy Springs Campgroundcampground · 4.2 miUnion Hillpeak · 5.7 miMitchell Lakelake · 7.8 miBrush Creek Islandisland · 7.0 miSulphur Knobpeak · 8.1 miChurn Creek Reservoirreservoir · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShawnee State Foreststate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 12,208 acresShawnee State Parkstate park · 12.4 mi · 1,280 acresCrooked Creek State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 729 acresOhio River Islands National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.8 mi · 382 acresAdams Lake State Parkstate park · 16.9 mi · 99 acresCarter Caves State Resort Parkstate park · 19.5 mi · 1,820 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198043 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Feb 202547 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLewis County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality56% of days had good air in 2025204 of 365 days measured159 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 46, worst day 238main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Scioto County, OH, 24 mi away
Drinking waterVanceburg Electric Plant Boardserves 6,921 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,047 ft319 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSouthern Ohio Medical Center23.1 miPost officeVanceburg Post Office2.4 miTown hallVanceburg City Hall2.5 miPoliceLewis County Sheriff's Office2.4 miFire stationLewis County Volunteer Fire Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 highHighLewis County High Schoolunder a mileMiddleLewis County Middle School1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS46 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG77 miInterstateI-6420 miUS highwayUS 523.4 miAmtrakMaysville, KY MAY22 miCoachPeebles (E) OHGoBus23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41127 ZIP area.
