Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min6:14 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:43 am – 5:20 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 26°F52 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month December10 in of snow a year, on about 4 days13 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Baxter station, 14 mi away; snow from Blackmont
Nearby landmarksBEAR CREEK OHV TRAILHEADtrailhead · 2.4 miAsher Knobpeak · 3.1 miPotato Knobpeak · 3.1 miSugar Creek Off-Highway Vehicle Trailheadtrailhead · 8.1 miSpruce Pine Lakelake · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRedbird Purchase Unitnational forest · 1.0 mi · 146,434 acresBoone Forestlands Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 31,666 acresElk Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 16,801 acresRedbird Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 24,015 acresC. F. Ataya Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 11,614 acresHoskins Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 5,299 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201226 mi away, near Blackey, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202050 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLeslie County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025242 of 361 days measured118 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 101main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bell County, KY, 22 mi away
Drinking waterHyden Leslie Co Water Districtserves 9,614 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,767 ft539 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMary Breckinridge Appalachian Regional Healthcare Hospital12.4 miPost officeRoark Post Office1.9 miFire stationRed Bird Volunteer Fire and Rescue2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI71 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS87 miInterstateI-7533 miUS highwayUS 4215.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40979 ZIP area.
