Local servicesHospitalGrant Memorial Hospital15.8 miPost officeDavis Post Office4.2 miTown hallDavis Town Hall4.3 miFire stationCanaan Valley Volunteer Fire Department3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB46 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD106 miInterstateI-6839 miUS highwayUS 484.6 miAmtrakAmtrak Station CUM53 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26260 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26260 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:51 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:33 am – 4:58 pm
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People1,194 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.8566 householdsMedian household income $95,690Median home value $236,500Median rent $639 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,132 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.4% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 551 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 25%, education and health care 21%, other services 12%Average commute 21 minutes60% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 16% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages47% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 30% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 3%, French or Haitian Creole 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 16°F63 in of rain a year, on about 135 dayswettest month July170 in of snow a year, on about 65 days0 days above 90°F, 142 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Davis 3se station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksNorth Branch Blackwater Riverriver · 1.1 miBeall Trailtrailhead · 1.4 miBeall Trail EXT 1trailhead · 1.4 miSpruce Island Lakelake · 1.9 miBearden Knobpeak · 1.7 miCanaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Centervisitor center · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCanaan Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 16,987 acresCanaan Valley Resort State Parkstate park · 2.8 mi · 5,807 acresBlackwater Falls State Parkstate park · 3.6 mi · 2,280 acresLittle Canaan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 3,072 acresFairfax Stone State Parkstate park · 8.6 miCathedral State Parkstate park · 17.9 mi · 127 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowTucker County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowAvalanche Relatively LowSource: 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, Tucker County monitors, WV
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDavis Water Worksserves 952 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Nov 2025: lead and copper, treatment technique19 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,195 ft974 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
