Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:52 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:31 am – 4:58 pm
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People893 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.8420 householdsMedian household income $43,750Median home value $186,700Median rent $778 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $659 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting22.2% unemployment rate32% of adults are in the labour force, 196 employedMain industries: construction 32%, education and health care 27%, manufacturing 22%Average commute 26 minutes85% drive alone, 10% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 22°F38 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month July27 in of snow a year, on about 9 days15 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Franklin 2 Ne station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsShenandoah Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 50,719 acresGeorge Washington National Forestnational forest · 9.3 mi · 106,487 acresRuddle Parkpark · 7.9 miThorn Spring Parkpark · 9.2 miThorn Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 123 acresMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 17.5 mi · 922,098 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPendleton County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025292 of 365 days measured73 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Rockingham County, VA, 19 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPendleton Co PSD(brandywine)serves 692 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202134 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,660 ft506 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGrant Memorial Hospital24.4 miPost officeBrandywine Post Office3.3 miTown hallFranklin Town Hall7.6 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 2-Franklin Detachment5.1 miFire stationSouth Fork Volunteer Fire Department Sweedlin Valley Substation2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShenandoah Valley Regional Airport SHD31 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD96 miInterstateI-8123 miUS highwayUS 331.3 miAmtrakStaunton, VA STA35 miCoachHarrisonburg (James Madison University - JMU)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Academy23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26802 ZIP area.
