Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:53 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:37 am – 5:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 100 dayswettest month May26 in of snow a year, on about 21 days8 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fairmont station, 6 mi away; snow from Tygart Dam
Nearby landmarksBarrackville Number 41 Lakelake · 2.1 miFairmont State Universitycollege · 3.7 miConsol Number Nine Water Supply Lakelake · 3.3 miMine Number Nine Slurry Impoundmentreservoir · 2.3 miEdgar Ice Springspring · 2.3 miJamison Number 9 Mine Camp Springspring · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCaroline Parkpark · 3.6 miPricketts Fort State Parkstate park · 6.4 mi · 214 acresMary Lou Retton Youth Parkpark · 4.0 miValley Falls State Parkstate park · 10.4 mi · 1,190 acresDents Run Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 1,261 acresLittle Indian Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 1,043 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMarion County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 202589 of 120 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Marion County monitors, WV
Drinking waterCity of Fairmontserves 30,586 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,173 ft358 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFairmont Regional Medical Center3.6 miPost officeFarmington Post Office1.7 miTown hallBarrackville Town Hall3.0 miPoliceFarmington Police Department1.7 miFire stationFarmington Volunteer Fire Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeFairmont State University3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB15 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT68 miInterstateI-795.6 miUS highwayUS 250under a mileAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV48 miCoachFairmont (Bus Shelter 1)Barons Bus Lines5.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26566 ZIP area.
