Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:53 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:37 am – 5:00 pm
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People42,118 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.617,781 householdsMedian household income $69,712Median home value $183,900Median rent $978 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,053 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 20,369 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, professional and business services 11%, retail 10%Average commute 25 minutes74% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 100 dayswettest month May26 in of snow a year, on about 21 days8 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fairmont station, 1 mi away; snow from Tygart Dam
Nearby landmarksNorth Central West Virginia Opportunities Industrialization Centercollege · 2.3 miFairmont State Universitycollege · 3.0 miWest Fork Riverriver · 2.3 miTygart Valley Riverriver · 2.3 miMeredith Springspring · 2.1 miRussel Hawkins Springspring · 2.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPricketts Fort State Parkstate park · 3.2 mi · 214 acresEast Marion Parkpark · under a mileGuyses Run Fishing Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 59 acresValley Falls State Parkstate park · 4.5 mi · 1,190 acresLittle Indian Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 1,043 acresWest Virginia National Cemeteryhistoric site · 9.2 mi · 88 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMarion County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 202589 of 120 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Marion County monitors, WV
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Fairmontserves 30,586 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,262 ft385 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFairmont Regional Medical Center3.2 miPost officeEast Side Post Office1.9 miTown hallFairmont City Hall2.3 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 1 Headquarters1.8 miFire stationFairmont Fire Department Station 2 East Side1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 middleElementaryEast Park Elementary School1.3 miMiddleEast Fairmont Middle School1.5 miElementaryPleasant Valley Elementary School1.9 miCollegeNorth Central West Virginia Opportunities Industrialization Center2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB13 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT71 miInterstateI-79under a mileUS highwayUS 192.2 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV47 miLight railWalnutMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit14 miCoachFairmont (Bus Shelter 1)Barons Bus Lines1.5 miTransit2 stops within a mileFairmont-Marion County Transit Authority (FMCTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26554 ZIP area.
