Local servicesHospitalWelch Community Hospital10.3 miPost officeCucumber Post Office1.0 miTown hallWar City Hall3.5 miPoliceWar Police Department3.5 miFire stationBerwind Fire and Rescue2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW44 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO125 miInterstateI-7727 miUS highwayUS 528.3 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN48 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24826 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24826 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:06 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:36 am – 5:12 pm
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People87 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.782 households20% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F45 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month July18 in of snow a year, on about 10 days5 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkhorn station, 14 mi away; rain from Richlands
Parks and public landsBerwind Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 91 acresTug Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 6,778 acresAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 1,796 acresPanther State Foreststate park · 16.9 miPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 17.9 mi · 393 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 19.9 mi · 711,977 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200622 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200622 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMcDowell County, WV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025322 of 365 days measured43 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pike County, KY, 45 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription20% have cable, fibre or DSL81% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Welchserves 2,907 people from ground water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: coliform bacteria, treatment technique17 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,210 ft674 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
