Local servicesHospitalThe Behavioral Health Pavilion of the Virginias8.1 miPost officeBramwell Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPocahontas Town Hall2.6 miPoliceBramwell Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationBramwell Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBluefield State University6.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW33 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO115 miInterstateI-7711 miUS highwayUS 52under a mileAmtrakHinton, WV HIN33 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound6.7 miTransit2 stops within a mileBluefield Area Transit (BAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24724 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24724 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:04 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:35 am – 5:11 pm
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People54 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.629 householdsMedian household income $25,781Median home value $76,10086% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $540 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F41 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month May35 in of snow a year, on about 25 days5 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkhorn station, 6 mi away; rain from Bluefield Mercer Co Ap
Nearby landmarksBramwell Lakelake · 1.6 miCoaldale Mountainpeak · 1.8 miPinnacle Rock Lake Number Onelake · 2.5 miPinnaclepeak · 2.0 miBluewell Dam Number Onereservoir · 4.4 miBluefield State Universitycollege · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 1.7 mi · 393 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 5.2 mi · 711,977 acresAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 1,796 acresBluefield City Parkpark · 6.6 mi · 231 acresGraham Recreation Parkpark · 6.8 miCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 15.0 mi · 559 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200638 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201735 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMercer County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025337 of 357 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Giles County, VA, 34 mi away
Internet at home52% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone48% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWvawc Bluefield Districtserves 12,174 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,615 ft797 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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