Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:57 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:34 am – 5:03 pm
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People20 residentsin the ZIP code area20 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 20°F60 in of rain a year, on about 119 dayswettest month July91 in of snow a year, on about 37 days7 days above 90°F, 140 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Webster Springs 8 N station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksCold Knobpeak · under a mileRedoak Knobpeak · 2.4 miSouth Fork Gauley Riverriver · 4.2 miNorth Fork Gauley Riverriver · 4.2 miGwen Wyatt Springspring · 3.6 miRichard D Pyles Springspring · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMonongahela National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 922,098 acresSlatyfork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 62 acresHolly River State Parkstate park · 12.6 mi · 8,128 acresHandley Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 777 acresCass Scenic Railroad State Parkstate park · 19.0 mi · 383 acresSutton Recreation Arearecreation area · 18.9 mi · 12,634 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199136 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201332 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWebster County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 363 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tucker County, WV, 60 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCowen PSDserves 3,098 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2023: surface water treatment, treatment technique41 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,383 ft1,031 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWebster County Memorial Hospital7.0 miPost officeBergoo Post Office2.2 miTown hallWebster Springs City Hall7.0 miPoliceWebster Springs Police Department7.0 miFire stationWebster Springs Volunteer Fire Department7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB42 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT141 miInterstateI-7927 miUS highwayUS 2199.2 miAmtrakWhite Sulphur Springs, WV WSS46 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26298 ZIP area.
