Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:47 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:29 am – 4:53 pm
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People425 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 21.9106 householdsMedian household income $68,750Median home value $292,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $972 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting16.6% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 141 employedMain industries: other services 23%, finance, insurance and real estate 21%, manufacturing 19%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% 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 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 21°F43 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month June23 in of snow a year, on about 10 days19 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cacapon St Pk #2 station, 11 mi away; snow from Winchester
Parks and public landsEdwards Run Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 396 acresCacapon Resort State Parkstate park · 6.7 miCacapon State Parkstate park · 6.9 miSlanesville Parkpark · 6.7 miSideling Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 2,418 acresWhite Horse Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.0 mi · 1,765 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 197824 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201631 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHampshire County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025270 of 365 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Frederick County, VA, 14 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCentral Hampshire PSDserves 2,274 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,567 ft478 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHampshire Memorial Hospital16.1 miPost officeBloomery Post Office1.8 miPoliceCapon Bridge Police Department5.3 miFire stationFrederick County Fire and Rescue Department Station 20 - Reynolds Store5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR43 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD59 miInterstateI-8117 miUS highwayUS 505.0 miAmtrakMartinsburg, WV MRB24 miCoachHancockBayRunner Shuttle26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26817 ZIP area.
