Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:55 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:35 am – 5:01 pm
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People650 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.4168 householdsMedian household income $96,406Median home value $308,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $711 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 240 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, retail 26%, farming, forestry and mining 20%Average commute 32 minutes95% drive alone, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 21°F49 in of rain a year, on about 102 dayswettest month July39 in of snow a year, on about 25 days11 days above 90°F, 133 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buckhannon station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksEllamore School Springspring · under a mileRight Fork Middle Fork Riverriver · 2.5 miHolly Inn Springspring · 3.7 miDeen Knobpeak · 4.9 miKelly Knobpeak · 5.9 miWest Virginia Wesleyan Collegecollege · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 7.0 mi · 922,098 acresAudra State Parkstate park · 7.7 mi · 344 acresUpshur County Recreation Parkrecreation area · 8.7 miBuckhannon City Parkpark · 8.9 miFox Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.7 mi · 123 acresStonecoal Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.0 mi · 3,080 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201345 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201345 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRandolph 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 2025342 of 363 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tucker County, WV, 31 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription37% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Elkinsserves 9,350 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202119 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,223 ft678 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Josephs Hospital9.5 miPost officeTallmansville Post Office5.2 miTown hallBuckhannon City Hall9.2 miPoliceJunior Police Department8.1 miFire stationEllamore Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Virginia Wesleyan College8.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB27 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT109 miInterstateI-7919 miUS highwayUS 333.2 miCoachWestonBarons Bus Lines19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26267 ZIP area.
