Local servicesHospitalCAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center11.0 miPost officeAlderson Post Office1.9 miTown hallAlderson City Hall1.9 miPoliceAlderson Police Department1.9 miFire stationAlderson Federal Prison Camp Federal Fire Department 251.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine13.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB17 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO121 miInterstateI-647.8 miUS highwayUS 21911 miAmtrakAlderson, WV ALD1.8 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24910 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:01 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:34 am – 5:07 pm
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People4,664 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.71,625 householdsMedian household income $38,502Median home value $153,900Median rent $713 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $593 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate33% of adults are in the labour force, 1,253 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 14%, public administration 11%Average commute 38 minutes88% drive alone, 6% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 3% 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 41°F, lows 22°F41 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month May12 in of snow a year, on about 7 days20 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alderson station, 1 mi away
Parks and public landsAlderson Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.4 miAlderson Athletic Fieldrecreation area · 2.2 miBluestone Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.9 mi · 22,147 acresNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 15.9 mi · 52,890 acresBluestone State Parkstate park · 16.0 mi · 1,114 acresBluestone Lake State Parkstate park · 16.4 mi · 891 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 197428 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201719 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGreenbrier County, WV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025227 of 244 days measured17 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Greenbrier County monitors, WV
Internet at home75% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAlderson Waterserves 2,458 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,629 ft497 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
