Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:57 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:36 am – 5:04 pm
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People744 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.1301 householdsMedian household income $43,092Median home value $157,100Median rent $713 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $456 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.1% unemployment rate41% of adults are in the labour force, 247 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, wholesale trade 21%, construction 16%Average commute 30 minutes79% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 19°F62 in of rain a year, on about 125 dayswettest month July71 in of snow a year, on about 33 days2 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hacker Valley station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsSutton Recreation Arearecreation area · 2.6 mi · 12,634 acresElk River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 19,808 acresHolly River State Parkstate park · 7.7 mi · 8,128 acresBurnsville Recreation Arearecreation area · 7.3 mi · 13,269 acresBurnsville Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 13,268 acresHolly-Gray Parkpark · 7.9 mi · 172 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201318 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201318 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBraxton County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver 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, 59 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFlatwoods Canoe Run PSDserves 4,344 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,624 ft495 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBraxton County Memorial Hospital13.2 miPost officeFlatwoods Post Office8.2 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 3 Sutton Detachment8.1 miFire stationHacker Valley Volunteer Fire Department6.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB45 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT125 miInterstateI-798.3 miUS highwayUS 195.9 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG57 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines8.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26621 ZIP area.
