Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:03 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:34 am – 5:09 pm
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People102 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.039 households85% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 22°F39 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month May24 in of snow a year, on about 16 days3 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Athens station, 9 mi away; rain from Glen Lyn; snow from Princeton
Nearby landmarksEast Riverriver · under a mileWylie Fallswaterfall · 1.9 miPowell Mountainpeak · 2.6 miBig Springspring · 5.0 miGlen Lyn Bottom Ash Pondlake · under a mileWylie Mountainpeak · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBluestone Recreation Arearecreation area · under a mile · 2,569 acresTate Lohr Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 1,036 acresBluestone Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 17,920 acresPipestem Resort State Parkstate park · 11.1 mi · 4,211 acresPearisburg Recreation Departmentpark · 9.0 miChestnut Ridgestate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 820 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197425 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201711 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGiles County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively LowSource: 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, Giles County monitors, VA
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Glen Lynserves 193 people from purchased ground water under influence of surface water sourNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,525 ft465 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCarilion Giles Community Hospital9.3 miPost officeGlen Lyn Post Office1.0 miTown hallGlen Lyn Town Hall1.0 miPoliceGlen Lyn Police Department1.0 miFire stationGlen Lyn Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW31 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO103 miInterstateI-779.6 miUS highwayUS 4601.0 miAmtrakRoanoke, VA RNK52 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24093 ZIP area.
