Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:08 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:40 am – 5:14 pm
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People1,039 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 26.1316 householdsMedian household income $90,551Median home value $65,20097% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $654 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate82% of adults are in the labour force, 566 employedMain industries: retail 60%, education and health care 19%, construction 14%Average commute 18 minutes86% drive alone, 14% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 26°F48 in of rain a year, on about 102 dayswettest month July13 in of snow a year, on about 7 days44 days above 90°F, 95 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Williamson station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksRockhouse Mountainpeak · 1.8 miCow Knobpeak · 1.1 miSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Williamson Campuscollege · 9.7 miStump Islandisland · 8.5 miChestnut Pointcape · 9.8 miCinderella Impoundment Number Tworeservoir · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFishtrap Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.6 mi · 15,592 acresFishtrap Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 13,136 acresMountain Pub Linkspark · 7.1 mi · 129 acresBig South Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 5,171 acresBreaks Interstate Parkstate park · 16.7 mi · 1,022 acresPanther State Foreststate park · 22.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200631 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200631 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePike County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025322 of 365 days measured43 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pike County monitors, KY
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMountain Water Distserves 44,057 people from surface water10 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,293 ft394 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWilliamson Memorial Hospital9.8 miPost officePinsonfork Post Office1.1 miTown hallWilliamson City Hall9.4 miPoliceMatewan Police Department7.7 miFire stationUpper Pond Creek Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Williamson Campus9.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS60 miUS highwayUS 1194.2 miAmtrakAshland, KY AKY68 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41555 ZIP area.
