Local servicesHospitalGarrett Regional Medical Center13.1 miPost officeEglon Post Office3.4 miTown hallThomas City Hall7.2 miPoliceRowlesburg Police Department9.8 miFire stationMount Grove Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW34 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT93 miInterstateI-6828 miUS highwayUS 2191.7 miAmtrakAmtrak Station CUM50 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26716 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26716 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:51 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:34 am – 4:58 pm
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People944 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 27.0353 householdsMedian household income $80,375Median home value $144,300Median rent $924 a month60% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $610 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate75% of adults are in the labour force, 550 employedMain industries: construction 17%, transport, warehousing and utilities 13%, education and health care 13%Average commute 28 minutes64% drive alone, 30% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 16°F53 in of rain a year, on about 114 dayswettest month July118 in of snow a year, on about 47 days1 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bayard station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsFairfax Stone State Parkstate park · 4.6 miCathedral State Parkstate park · 4.9 mi · 127 acresBlackwater Falls State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 2,280 acresCanaan Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.2 mi · 16,987 acresLittle Canaan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 3,072 acresBriery Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.2 mi · 1,252 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 LowPreston County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowRiver flooding 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, nearest monitors: Tucker County, WV, 10 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription41% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPreston County PSD 4serves 8,753 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,326 ft709 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
