Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min6:04 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:38 am – 5:10 pm
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People258 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 72.7182 householdsMedian home value $90,70093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 25°F50 in of rain a year, on about 101 dayswettest month July17 in of snow a year, on about 12 days34 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Madison 3nnw station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksBald Knobpeak · 4.2 miRobinhood Impoundmentreservoir · 3.5 miWharton Number Two Mine Slurry Pondlake · 2.3 miPond Fork Impoundmentlake · 2.5 miSkin Poplar Branch Impoundmentreservoir · 4.3 miCook Mountainpeak · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChief Logan State Parkstate park · 17.1 mi · 3,318 acresR.D. Bailey Recreation Arearecreation area · 17.8 mi · 19,158 acresTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 22.8 mi · 3,744 acresMarmet Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 23.9 mi · 154 acresLondon Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 25.4 miNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 31.5 mi · 52,890 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 14 Apr 198850 mi away, near Vansant, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Jun 199129 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBoone County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025281 of 365 days measured84 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 69main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kanawha County, WV, 29 mi away
Internet at home46% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Elevation1,329 ft405 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBoone Memorial Hospital11.2 miPost officeBim Post Officeunder a milePoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 5 District 3 Whitesville8.6 miFire stationWharton - Barrett Volunteer Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Boone - Lincoln Campus14.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW32 miInterstateI-7719 miUS highwayUS 11913 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG27 miCoachBeckleyBarons Bus Lines25 miTransit1 stop within a mileTri River Transit (TRT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25021 ZIP area.