Local servicesHospitalSummers County Appalachian Regional Healthcare Hospital2.3 miPost officeHinton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHinton City Hallunder a milePoliceHinton Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationHinton Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryHinton Area Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeNew River Community and Technical College13.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW15 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO121 miInterstateI-647.4 miUS highwayUS 1911 miAmtrakHinton, WV HINunder a mileCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24919 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24919 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:02 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:34 am – 5:08 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F41 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month May19 in of snow a year, on about 9 days14 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bluestone Lake station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksGreenbrier Riverriver · 1.5 miConey Islandisland · under a mileSunset Hillpeak · 1.0 miBushes Islandisland · 1.2 miSwell Mountainpeak · 2.3 miBass Lakelake · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBluestone State Parkstate park · 3.8 mi · 1,114 acresBluestone Lake State Parkstate park · 4.0 mi · 891 acresBluestone Recreation Arearecreation area · 5.7 mi · 22,147 acresBluestone Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 17,920 acresPipestem Resort State Parkstate park · 9.9 mi · 4,211 acresNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 10.5 mi · 52,890 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197433 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201717 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSummers County, WV, 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, 27 mi away
Drinking waterWvawc Bluestone Plantserves 20,562 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,442 ft440 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
