Local servicesHospitalVandalia Health Mon Preston Memorial Hospital8.2 miPost officeArthurdale Post Officeunder a mileTown hallReedsville Town Hall1.4 miPoliceReedsville Police Department1.3 miFire stationReedsville Volunteer Fire Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolWest Preston Schoolunder a mileCollegeWest Virginia Junior College Morgantown Campus11.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW11 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT72 miInterstateI-688.5 miUS highwayUS 1194.6 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV38 miLight railWalnutMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit11 miCoachMorgantown Mt LineBarons Bus Lines12 miTransit1 stop within a mileBuckwheat ExpressSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26520 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26520 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:52 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:36 am – 4:58 pm
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People483 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.7203 householdsMedian home value $198,400100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $824 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 271 employedMain industries: education and health care 38%, public administration 31%, farming, forestry and mining 9%Average commute 43 minutes77% drive alone, 23% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, German or Dutch 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F43 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month July57 in of snow a year, on about 30 days13 days above 90°F, 102 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morgantown Hart Fld station, 11 mi away; snow from Rowlesburg 1
Nearby landmarksBald Knobpeak · 4.0 miTown of Masontown Water Supply D Lakelake · 3.2 miMount Phoebepeak · 3.6 miStrawn Lakelake · 4.0 miGeorge J Giles Springspring · 4.6 miElmer Smithspring · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFairfax Pond / Rehe Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 631 acresUpper Deckers Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 56 acresDeckers Creek Trail: Masontown Trailheadpark · 3.5 miCheat Canyon Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 3,806 acresSnake Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 2,959 acresKingwood City Parkpark · 7.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPreston County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025318 of 365 days measured47 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Garrett County, MD, 29 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPreston County PSD 1serves 3,455 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: total organic carbon, treatment technique29 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,779 ft542 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
