Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:53 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:37 am – 5:00 pm
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People1,619 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.2635 householdsMedian household income $73,229Median home value $166,900Median rent $1,000 a month94% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $920 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 690 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, farming, forestry and mining 13%, construction 9%Average commute 27 minutes84% drive alone, 3% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%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°F48 in of rain a year, on about 100 dayswettest month May26 in of snow a year, on about 21 days8 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fairmont station, 5 mi away; snow from Tygart Dam
Nearby landmarksBarrackville Number 41 Lakelake · under a mileFairmont State Universitycollege · 2.3 miNorth Central West Virginia Opportunities Industrialization Centercollege · 2.7 miEdgar Ice Heirs Springspring · under a mileEdgar Ice Springspring · 1.2 miEastern Gas and Fuel Lakelake · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPricketts Fort State Parkstate park · 4.2 mi · 214 acresWindmill Parkpark · 2.9 miRivesville Parkpark · 3.4 miLittle Indian Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 1,043 acresValley Falls State Parkstate park · 9.1 mi · 1,190 acresDents Run Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 1,261 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMarion County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 202589 of 120 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Marion County monitors, WV
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Fairmontserves 30,586 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,097 ft334 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFairmont Regional Medical Center2.3 miPost officeBarrackville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBarrackville Town Hall1.2 miPoliceBarrackville Police Department1.2 miFire stationBarrackville Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryBarrackville Elementary - Middle School1.1 miCollegeFairmont State University2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB15 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT68 miInterstateI-794.0 miUS highwayUS 2501.4 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV47 miLight railWalnutMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit14 miCoachFairmont (Bus Shelter 1)Barons Bus Lines3.6 miTransit4 stops within a mileFairmont-Marion County Transit Authority (FMCTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26559 ZIP area.
