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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People779 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.3120 householdsMedian household income $49,231Median home value $52,300Median rent $917 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate14% of adults are in the labour force, 98 employedMain industries: transport, warehousing and utilities 28%, retail 17%, professional and business services 16%Average commute 22 minutes75% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: 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, 6 mi away; rain from Bluefield
Parks and public landsPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 2.8 mi · 393 acresAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 1,796 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 5.8 mi · 711,977 acresGraham Recreation Parkpark · 5.2 miBluefield City Parkpark · 6.4 mi · 231 acresCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 17.6 mi · 559 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 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 201737 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 home73% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% 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
Elevation2,545 ft776 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalThe Behavioral Health Pavilion of the Virginias7.9 miPost officePocahontas Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPocahontas Town Hallunder a milePolicePochahontas Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationBramwell Volunteer Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBluefield State University6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW35 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO114 miInterstateI-7712 miUS highwayUS 522.8 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN36 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound6.7 miTransit6 stops within a mileGraham Transit, Four County TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24635 ZIP area.
