Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:07 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:37 am – 5:13 pm
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People250 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 16.981 households43% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $392 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F45 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month July18 in of snow a year, on about 10 days6 days above 90°F, 126 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Richlands station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksSugar Cove Mountainpeak · under a mileKeen Mountainpeak · 4.6 miAppalachian College of Pharmacycollege · 8.7 miLake Berwindlake · 8.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBerwind Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 91 acresCritterville Parkpark · 9.8 miPanther Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 11,519 acresPanther State Foreststate park · 14.4 miClinch River State Parkstate park · 23.6 miBreaks Interstate Parkstate park · 24.1 mi · 3,056 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 20069 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 20069 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBuchanan County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025322 of 365 days measured43 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pike County, KY, 36 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBuchanan Co Psaserves 19,326 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2022: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,464 ft751 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalClinch Valley Medical Center9.3 miPost officeWhitewood Post Office1.0 miTown hallRichlands Town Hall9.6 miPoliceBradshaw Police Department9.0 miFire stationWhitewood Volunteer Fire Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAppalachian College of Pharmacy8.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW55 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO132 miInterstateI-8131 miUS highwayUS 4604.8 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN61 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24657 ZIP area.
