Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:58 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:36 am – 5:04 pm
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People312 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.2115 householdsMedian household income $26,343Median home value $9,99977% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $316 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher53% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 20°F60 in of rain a year, on about 119 dayswettest month July91 in of snow a year, on about 37 days7 days above 90°F, 140 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Webster Springs 8 N station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksRight Fork Little Birch Riverriver · 3.3 miPilot Knobpeak · 2.4 miBig Mountainpeak · 5.6 miHolly Riverriver · 7.3 miSutton Lakelake · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSutton Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.9 mi · 12,634 acresElk River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.4 miBig Ditch Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 355 acresBee Run Recreation Areapark · 9.6 mi · 61 acresHolly River State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 8,128 acresMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 15.9 mi · 922,098 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199147 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201315 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWebster County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025281 of 365 days measured84 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 69main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kanawha County, WV, 53 mi away
Internet at home20% of households have a broadband subscription11% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone50% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCowen PSDserves 3,098 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2023: surface water treatment, treatment technique41 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,955 ft596 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWebster County Memorial Hospital10.7 miPost officeErbacon Post Office2.0 miPoliceCowen Police Department9.6 miFire stationErbacon Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB49 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT136 miInterstateI-799.5 miUS highwayUS 196.9 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG47 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26203 ZIP area.
