Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:05 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:36 am – 5:11 pm
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People914 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.0178 householdsMedian household income $36,250Median home value $47,70094% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $311 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting12.1% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 298 employedMain industries: transport, warehousing and utilities 34%, education and health care 34%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 32 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a year, on about 97 dayswettest month July20 in of snow a year, on about 9 days5 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkhorn station, 8 mi away; rain from Pineville
Nearby landmarksGrapevine Branch Refuse Bank Lakelake · under a milePageton Refuse Impoundmentreservoir · 5.1 miBelcher Mountainpeak · 6.5 miShawnee Mountainpeak · 6.5 miKeystone Refuse Impoundmentreservoir · 6.1 miClarence Stewart Springspring · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTug Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 6,778 acresAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 1,796 acresBerwind Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 91 acresPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 14.6 mi · 393 acresTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 16.8 mi · 3,744 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 18.0 mi · 711,977 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200628 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201747 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMcDowell County, WV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: 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, 47 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Garyserves 1,633 people from ground water24 health-based violations since 2021latest Nov 2024: groundwater treatment, treatment technique114 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,982 ft604 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWelch Community Hospital4.5 miPost officeWilcoe Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGary Town Hall1.0 miPoliceGary Police Department1.0 miFire stationGary Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighMount View High School1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW37 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO126 miInterstateI-7724 miUS highwayUS 522.2 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN41 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound19 miTransit3 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 24836 ZIP area.
