Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:51 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:36 am – 4:58 pm
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People675 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.1252 householdsMedian household income $34,861Median home value $66,400Median rent $903 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,283 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.8% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 208 employedMain industries: education and health care 43%, transport, warehousing and utilities 14%, hospitality, food and recreation 11%Average commute 23 minutes78% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F45 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month May14 in of snow a year, on about 9 days24 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lake Lynn station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Springspring · 4.2 miCheat Riverriver · 3.5 miCamp Linwood Springspring · 3.0 miPoint Marion Pool Eightreservoir · 4.1 miSeghis Lakeslake · 3.8 miHarris Lakelake · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAppalachia Community Center Parkpark · 2.0 miCheat Lake Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 94 acresCoopers Rock State Park (Mont Chateau??)state park · 5.3 miFriendship Hill National Historic Sitehistoric site · 4.9 mi · 662 acresQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 7.0 miSnake Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 2,959 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateFayette County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Fayette County monitors, PA
Internet at home75% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone25% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMawc Yough Plantserves 133,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2022: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,137 ft347 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMonongalia General Hospital7.8 miPost officePoint Marion Post Office3.5 miTown hallSpringhill Township Municipal Building1.3 miPoliceSouthwest Regional Police Department - Point Marion3.4 miFire stationPoint Marion Volunteer Fire Department Station 333.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Virginia University Health Sciences Center8.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW7.8 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT56 miInterstateI-684.6 miUS highwayUS 1191.7 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV23 miLight railHSCMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit8.7 miCoachMorgantownBarons Bus Lines8.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15451 ZIP area.
