Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:08 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:39 am – 5:14 pm
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People203 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.6109 households87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $496 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 25% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F44 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month July8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days4 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Breaks Interstate Park station, 10 mi away; rain from Fedscreek 1 Se
Parks and public landsFishtrap Recreation Arearecreation area · 5.1 mi · 15,592 acresFishtrap Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.1 mi · 13,136 acresBreaks Interstate Parkstate park · 9.3 mi · 3,056 acresPanther State Foreststate park · 17.4 miJohn W Flannagan Recreation Arearecreation area · 16.5 mi · 8,139 acresR.D. Bailey Recreation Arearecreation area · 24.6 mi · 19,158 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200621 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200621 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 subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% 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
Elevation1,208 ft368 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBuchanan General Hospital11.0 miPost officeSteele Post Office1.6 miFire stationFeds Creek Volunteer Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAppalachian School of Law10.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW64 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS149 miUS highwayUS 4603.5 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC69 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41566 ZIP area.
