Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:05 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:36 am – 5:12 pm
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People125 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.386 householdsMedian household income $42,037Median home value $33,400100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages58% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a year, on about 97 dayswettest month July20 in of snow a year, on about 9 days5 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkhorn station, 9 mi away; rain from Pineville
Parks and public landsAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 1,796 acresTug Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 6,778 acresBerwind Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 91 acresPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 14.3 mi · 393 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 17.2 mi · 711,977 acresPanther State Foreststate park · 18.6 miSource: 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 200626 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201748 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 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, 47 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% 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 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
Elevation2,173 ft662 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWelch Community Hospital7.5 miPost officeElbert Post Office1.0 miTown hallGary Town Hall2.3 miPoliceGary Police Department2.3 miFire stationGary Volunteer Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW39 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO124 miInterstateI-7724 miUS highwayUS 525.4 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN44 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24830 ZIP area.
