Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:56 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:35 am – 5:03 pm
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People166 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.570 householdsMedian household income $83,750100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $282 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate91% of adults are in the labour force, 135 employedMain industries: finance, insurance and real estate 21%, manufacturing 19%, transport, warehousing and utilities 18%Average commute 26 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 19°F62 in of rain a year, on about 125 dayswettest month July71 in of snow a year, on about 33 days2 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hacker Valley station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksLeft Fork Right Fork Little Kanawha Riverriver · under a mileCleveland Mountainpeak · 1.7 miHaystack Knobpeak · 1.1 miTecumseh Fallswaterfall · 3.2 miMcDavidson Springspring · 3.4 miTenskwatawa Fallswaterfall · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHolly River State Parkstate park · 2.4 mi · 8,128 acresMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 6.7 mi · 922,098 acresUpshur County Youth Camppark · 7.1 mi · 195 acresJames W. Curry Parkpark · 8.1 mi · 210 acresSutton Recreation Arearecreation area · 10.5 mi · 12,634 acresBurnsville Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.0 mi · 13,269 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201326 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201326 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowUpshur County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 51 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL40% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBuckhannon Water Boardserves 8,098 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,946 ft593 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWebster County Memorial Hospital16.7 miPost officeRock Cave Post Office8.1 miFire stationHacker Valley Volunteer Fire Department5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB40 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT123 miInterstateI-7916 miUS highwayUS 198.3 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG64 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26215 ZIP area.
