Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:00 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:32 am – 5:06 pm
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People1,243 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.7362 householdsMedian household income $62,600Median home value $124,200Median rent $778 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $639 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 368 employedMain industries: transport, warehousing and utilities 23%, education and health care 15%, other services 15%Average commute 48 minutes93% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 22°F39 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May24 in of snow a year, on about 15 days5 days above 90°F, 134 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Union 3 Sse station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksHigh Head Mountainpeak · 1.9 miMoncove Lakelake · 2.1 miCove Mountainpeak · 2.9 miCharles Patton Springspring · 2.2 miKitchen Creek Springspring · 2.3 miSTEEL BRIDGEcampground · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMoncove Lake State Parkstate park · 2.1 miMoncove Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.4 mi · 792 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 5.1 mi · 19,439 acresDaniels Ridge Wilidlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 3,379 acresPotts Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 18,472 acresCove Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 423 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197415 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201721 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMonroe 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, 27 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGap Mills PSDserves 480 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jun 2024: groundwater treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,809 ft856 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center14.5 miPost officeGap Mills Post Office1.6 miFire stationUnion Community Volunteer Fire Department Gap Mills Station3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB19 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO105 miInterstateI-6413 miUS highwayUS 2198.5 miAmtrakWhite Sulphur Springs, WV WSS14 miCoachSalem (Park & Ride)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24941 ZIP area.
