Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:54 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:35 am – 5:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 20°F52 in of rain a year, on about 107 dayswettest month June57 in of snow a year, on about 28 days4 days above 90°F, 144 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Belington station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksBuckhannon Riverriver · 3.7 miMiddle Fork Riverriver · 4.7 miMcCoy Lakelake · 5.6 miKing Knobpeak · 5.9 miL C McDaniels Springspring · 6.8 miTeter Creek Lakelake · 7.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDayton Parkpark · 1.6 miMemorial Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 188 acresAudra State Parkstate park · 5.9 mi · 344 acresPleasant Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 2,786 acresTeter Creek Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 141 acresTygart Lake State Parkstate park · 10.2 mi · 2,103 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 LowBarbour County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: 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, 25 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Philippiserves 3,544 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Sep 2024: surface water treatment, treatment technique13 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,767 ft539 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBroaddus Hospital2.7 miPost officePhilippi Post Office2.1 miTown hallPhilippi City Hall1.9 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 3 - Philippi Detachment1.4 miFire stationPhilippi Volunteer Fire Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 highHighPhilip Barbour High School Career Tech Center1.6 miHighPhilip Barbour High School1.7 miCollegeWest Virginia Wesleyan College14.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB16 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT95 miInterstateI-7917 miUS highwayUS 250under a mileAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV66 miCoachClarksburgBarons Bus Lines19 miTransit1 stop within a mileHere and There Transit (HAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26334 ZIP area.
