Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:04 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:36 am – 5:10 pm
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People123 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.052 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 22°F49 in of rain a year, on about 105 dayswettest month July20 in of snow a year, on about 9 days18 days above 90°F, 117 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mullens 3 E station, 6 mi away; snow from Pineville
Nearby landmarksDwight Shrewsbury Springspring · 1.5 miHarry S Thomas Springspring · 2.4 miPilot Knobpeak · 3.0 miCrumpler Impoundment Number Tworeservoir · 3.3 miTurkey Gap Slurry Impoundmentreservoir · 4.9 miBluff Mountainpeak · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 10.0 mi · 3,744 acresCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 559 acresPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 11.6 mi · 393 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 12.0 mi · 711,977 acresAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 1,796 acresPipestem Resort State Parkstate park · 16.9 mi · 4,211 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200642 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201734 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWyoming County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025337 of 357 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Giles County, VA, 36 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRavencliff Mcgraws Saulsville PSDserves 3,967 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2023: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,449 ft746 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPrinceton Community Hospital14.5 miPost officeCovel Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMullens City Hall7.4 miPoliceMatoaka Police Department6.5 miFire stationMatoaka Volunteer Fire Department Station 16.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Wyoming - McDowell Campus12.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW24 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO123 miInterstateI-7711 miUS highwayUS 527.5 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN27 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24719 ZIP area.
