Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:53 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:33 am – 4:59 pm
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People137 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.878 householdsMedian household income $74,444Median home value $202,600100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% 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 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 22°F55 in of rain a year, on about 115 dayswettest month June55 in of snow a year, on about 28 days5 days above 90°F, 133 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Parsons 3 Se station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsCanaan Valley Resort State Parkstate park · 8.5 mi · 5,807 acresMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 11.1 mi · 922,098 acresCorricks Ford Battlefield Parkpark · 9.1 miBlackwater Falls State Parkstate park · 11.6 mi · 2,280 acresMill Race Parkpark · 9.5 miCanaan Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.0 mi · 16,987 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 LowRandolph County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 11 mi away
Internet at home62% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone39% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Elkinsserves 9,350 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202119 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,530 ft1,076 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDavis Medical Center12.3 miPost officeBowden Post Office5.2 miTown hallParsons Municipal Building9.7 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 3 - Parsons Detachment9.1 miFire stationHarman Volunteer Fire Department6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDavis and Elkins College11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB40 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT110 miUS highwayUS 333.6 miAmtrakStaunton, VA STA64 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26254 ZIP area.
