Local servicesHospitalSummersville Regional Medical Center4.2 miPost officeGilboa Post Office3.4 miTown hallSummersville City Hall4.1 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 6-Summersville Detachment3.0 miFire stationSummersville Fire Department4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNew River Community and Technical College-Nicholas County Campus3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW38 miInterstateI-7919 miUS highwayUS 193.0 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG26 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26671 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min6:00 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:36 am – 5:06 pm
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People459 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.0173 householdsMedian household income $51,050Median home value $108,00069% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $297 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting16.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 186 employedMain industries: transport, warehousing and utilities 32%, wholesale trade 28%, farming, forestry and mining 24%Average commute 19 minutes93% drive alone, 7% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher68% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, French or Haitian Creole 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 21°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month July68 in of snow a year, on about 34 days2 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Summersville Lake station, 8 mi away; snow from Mt Nebo 1 S
Nearby landmarksNew River Community and Technical College-Nicholas County Campuscollege · 3.4 miLonetree Mountainpeak · 3.7 miWater Supply Reservoirreservoir · 4.2 miSummersville Lakelake · 6.5 miCorren Knobpeak · 5.5 miLong Pointcape · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSummersville Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.0 mi · 9,810 acresNicholas County Veterans Memorial Parkpark · 3.1 miSummersville Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 6,175 acresGauley River National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 8.9 mi · 5,067 acresCarnifex Ferry Battlefield State Parkstate park · 8.7 mi · 292 acresHawks Nest State Parkstate park · 19.2 mi · 207 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199146 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201322 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNicholas County, WV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: 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, 35 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWilderness PSDserves 6,106 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2024: coliform bacteria, treatment technique9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,741 ft531 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
