Local servicesHospitalBraxton County Memorial Hospital6.7 miPost officeFrametown Post Office1.5 miTown hallGassaway Town Hall5.3 miPoliceGassaway Police Department5.3 miFire stationFrametown Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW44 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT131 miInterstateI-792.3 miUS highwayUS 196.6 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG41 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26623 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26623 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:59 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:37 am – 5:05 pm
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People1,425 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.0496 householdsMedian household income $60,761Median home value $100,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $429 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 588 employedMain industries: education and health care 47%, manufacturing 17%, retail 12%Average commute 29 minutes63% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 22°F51 in of rain a year, on about 103 dayswettest month July17 in of snow a year, on about 13 days15 days above 90°F, 115 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gassaway station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBirch Riverriver · 4.4 miEli Taylor Knobpeak · 1.2 miBirch Lake (historical)lake · 3.4 miPine Knobpeak · 3.5 miBlue Holebay · 5.8 miLittle Birch Riverriver · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSutton Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.7 mi · 12,634 acresElk River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.7 miCedar Creek State Parkstate park · 14.4 mi · 2,507 acresBurnsville Recreation Arearecreation area · 16.8 mi · 13,269 acresSummersville Recreation Arearecreation area · 26.1 mi · 9,810 acresHolly River State Parkstate park · 27.3 mi · 8,128 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 20132 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 20132 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 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, 42 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSugar Creek PSDserves 3,241 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Sep 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique171 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,128 ft344 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
