Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:59 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:39 am – 5:05 pm
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People58 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.635 householdsMedian household income $115,729Median home value $214,600100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 20°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month May22 in of snow a year, on about 17 days23 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Creston station, 8 mi away; rain from Grantsville 1ese; snow from Glenville
Parks and public landsRitchie Mines Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 6,739 acresLittle Kanawha River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 8,359 acresHughes River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 6,622 acresNorth Bend State Parkstate park · 12.5 mi · 2,765 acresBurning Springs Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 2,209 acresStumptown Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.5 mi · 1,781 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201331 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Apr 201744 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWirt County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025301 of 361 days measured60 moderate daysMedian index 31, worst day 75main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Athens County, OH, 53 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription60% 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 waterElizabeth Water Deptserves 2,289 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,012 ft308 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMinnie Hamilton Health System7.8 miPost officeSmithville Post Office4.3 miTown hallGrantsville Town Hall7.7 miPoliceCalhoun County Sheriff's Office7.7 miFire stationSmithville Volunteer Fire Department4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMid Ohio Valley Regional Airport PKB27 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT112 miInterstateI-7722 miUS highwayUS 11915 miAmtrakCharleston, WV CHW54 miCoachEllenboroBarons Bus Lines17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26138 ZIP area.
