Local servicesHospitalReynolds Memorial Hospital2.2 miPost officeGlen Dale Post Office2.1 miTown hallGlen Dale City Building2.0 miPoliceGlen Dale Police Department2.0 miFire stationGlen Dale Volunteer Fire Department Station 21.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryJefferson Elementary School1.9 miCollegeWest Virginia Northern Community College - Wheeling Campus8.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPittsburgh International Airport PIT47 miInterstateI-4706.5 miUS highwayUS 2502.1 miAmtrakAlliance, OH ALC69 miCoachWheelingGoBus8.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 43947 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 43947 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:54 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:41 am – 5:01 pm
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People4,894 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.92,224 householdsMedian household income $57,258Median home value $135,500Median rent $816 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,452 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 2,579 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, retail 14%, construction 13%Average commute 22 minutes87% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 20°F46 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month June16 in of snow a year, on about 11 days22 days above 90°F, 113 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Moundsville station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsGrave Creek Mound State Parkstate park · 3.6 miSt Jude Parkpark · 2.2 miFleming Fieldpark · 2.6 miBurches Run Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.8 miSunfish Creek State Foreststate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 648 acresBarkcamp State Parkstate park · 12.6 mi · 1,139 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 3 Jun 201727 mi away, near Batesville, OhioMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 24 Apr 202540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBelmont County, OH, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality63% of days had good air in 2025114 of 181 days measured66 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 123main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Belmont County monitors, OH
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBelmont Co. Sanitary District 3 PWSserves 26,822 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,039 ft317 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
