Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min6:07 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:35 am – 5:13 pm
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People13,001 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.95,953 householdsMedian household income $44,502Median home value $158,100Median rent $712 a month65% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $943 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 5,326 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 19%, retail 14%Average commute 20 minutes82% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F48 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month July10 in of snow a year, on about 6 days11 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Saltville 1n station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsHungry Mother State Parkstate park · 3.0 miGrayson Highlands State Parkstate park · 12.1 mi · 4,476 acresClinch Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.1 mi · 60 acresDivided Mountain Purchase Unitnational forest · 17.3 mi · 108 acresCherokee National Forestnational forest · 18.5 miJefferson National Forestnational forest · 21.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202035 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202035 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSmyth County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025296 of 361 days measured65 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sullivan County, TN, 47 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Marionserves 8,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,143 ft653 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSouthwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute1.8 miPost officeMarion Post Office1.5 miTown hallMarion Town Hall1.3 miPoliceSmyth County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationMarion Fire / EMS1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 otherSchoolGethsemane Christian Academy1.7 miMiddleMarion Middle School1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI54 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO102 miInterstateI-81under a mileUS highwayUS 11under a mileAmtrakHinton, WV HIN69 miCoachWytheville (Elizabeth Brown Park)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24354 ZIP area.
