Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:58 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:35 am – 5:05 pm
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People893 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.5289 householdsMedian household income $49,922Median home value $68,800Median rent $760 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $262 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.5% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 333 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 38%, education and health care 15%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 39 minutes76% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 20°F56 in of rain a year, on about 117 dayswettest month July100 in of snow a year, on about 31 days0 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Richwood 1sse station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsBig Ditch Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 355 acresIndian Rocks Community Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 50 acresSummersville Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.6 mi · 9,810 acresMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 18.0 mi · 922,098 acresSutton Recreation Arearecreation area · 18.6 mi · 12,634 acresCarnifex Ferry Battlefield State Parkstate park · 21.2 mi · 292 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199135 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201324 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWebster County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025281 of 365 days measured84 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 69main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kanawha County, WV, 51 mi away
Internet at home70% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone28% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCowen PSDserves 3,098 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2023: surface water treatment, treatment technique41 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,451 ft747 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWebster County Memorial Hospital13.1 miPost officeCraigsville Post Office4.2 miTown hallRichwood City Hall9.1 miPoliceCowen Police Department4.5 miFire stationCraigsville - Beaver - Cottle Volunteer Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNew River Community and Technical College-Nicholas County Campus13.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB35 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT149 miInterstateI-7921 miUS highwayUS 1912 miAmtrakThurmond, WV THN38 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26208 ZIP area.
