Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:51 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:37 am – 4:58 pm
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People2,456 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.6846 householdsMedian household income $62,500Median home value $117,700Median rent $963 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,222 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 921 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, retail 12%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 29 minutes73% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F45 in of rain a yearwettest month July18 in of snow a year, on about 15 days21 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pt Marion Lock 8 station, 2 mi away; snow from Grays Landing
Nearby landmarksCheat Riverriver · under a milePoint Marion Pool Eightreservoir · 1.8 miMonongahela River Pool Seven (historical)reservoir · 2.4 miFriendship Hillpeak · 2.3 miDurrs Knobpeak · 2.5 miWalter Tapp Springspring · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFriendship Hill National Historic Sitehistoric site · 1.4 mi · 662 acresPoint Marion Community Parkpark · 1.3 miMon View Parkpark · 3.0 miCoopers Rock State Park (Mont Chateau??)state park · 7.0 miSnake Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 2,959 acresQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 10.7 miSource: 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 home88% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAlbert Gallatin Muni Authserves 2,695 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Aug 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation959 ft292 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMonongalia General Hospital6.6 miPost officePoint Marion Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPoint Marion Borough Municipal Building1.1 miPoliceSouthwest Regional Police Department - Point Marion1.1 miFire stationPoint Marion Volunteer Fire Department Station 33under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 middleMiddleAlbert Gallatin South Middle School2.0 miCollegeWest Virginia University Health Sciences Center7.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW7.6 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT54 miInterstateI-686.2 miUS highwayUS 119under a mileAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV25 miLight railHSCMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit7.4 miCoachMorgantownBarons Bus Lines7.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15474 ZIP area.
