Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:05 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:35 am – 5:11 pm
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People310 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.9118 households100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $262 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting45.1% unemployment rate34% of adults are in the labour force, 56 employedMain industries: other services 80%, education and health care 20%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, German or Dutch 8%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F45 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month May40 in of snow a year, on about 22 days5 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkhorn station, 7 mi away; rain from Bluefield
Parks and public landsAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 1,796 acresPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 5.3 mi · 393 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 7.5 mi · 711,977 acresGraham Recreation Parkpark · 5.6 miBluefield City Parkpark · 8.0 mi · 231 acresCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 20.1 mi · 559 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200633 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201740 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowTazewell County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025337 of 357 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Giles County, VA, 38 mi away
Internet at home58% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone42% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Bluefieldserves 5,811 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,584 ft788 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalThe Behavioral Health Pavilion of the Virginias9.4 miPost officeBoissevain Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPocahontas Town Hall3.0 miPolicePochahontas Police Department3.0 miFire stationAbbs Valley Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryAbbs Valley - Boissevain Elementary School1.4 miCollegeBluefield University8.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW37 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO115 miInterstateI-7715 miUS highwayUS 4605.4 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN38 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound8.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24606 ZIP area.
