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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People276 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.2165 households79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F45 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month May40 in of snow a year, on about 22 days3 days above 90°F, 128 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bluefield station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksFalls Mills Lakelake · under a mileScott Knobpeak · 2.1 miPinnacle Rock Lake Number Onelake · 3.8 miBluefield Universitycollege · 5.2 miBluefield State Universitycollege · 5.4 miDills Springspring · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 3.8 mi · 393 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 4.1 mi · 711,977 acresGraham Recreation Parkpark · 2.3 miAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 1,796 acresBluefield City Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 231 acresCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 19.6 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 200636 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201738 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, 35 mi away
Internet at home69% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone31% 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
Elevation2,585 ft788 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalThe Behavioral Health Pavilion of the Virginias6.0 miPost officeFalls Mills Post Office2.0 miTown hallPocahontas Town Hall2.7 miPolicePochahontas Police Department2.7 miFire stationBluefield Virginia Fire Department3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW38 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO112 miInterstateI-7712 miUS highwayUS 192.0 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN37 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound5.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24613 ZIP area.
