Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:58 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:36 am – 5:04 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F52 in of rain a yearwettest month July17 in of snow a year, on about 13 days35 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sutton Lake station, 7 mi away; snow from Gassaway
Parks and public landsSutton Recreation Arearecreation area · within reach · 12,634 acresElk River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 19,808 acresHolly-Gray Parkpark · 5.6 mi · 172 acresBee Run Recreation Areapark · 6.0 mi · 61 acresHolly River State Parkstate park · 12.2 mi · 8,128 acresBurnsville Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.3 mi · 13,269 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201313 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201313 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBraxton County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding 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, 55 mi away
Drinking waterFlatwoods Canoe Run PSDserves 4,344 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,697 ft517 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBraxton County Memorial Hospital9.2 miPost officeErbacon Post Office7.0 miTown hallSutton Town Hall7.2 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 3 Sutton Detachment6.6 miFire stationErbacon Volunteer Fire Department7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB51 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT131 miInterstateI-796.9 miUS highwayUS 196.9 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG50 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines7.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26612 ZIP area.
