Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:46 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:29 am – 4:52 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 24°F39 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May23 in of snow a year, on about 10 days26 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Martinsburg E Wv Rgnl Ap station, 10 mi away; snow from Winchester
Parks and public landsSleepy Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 22,232 acresInwood-Bunker Hill Lions Parkpark · 6.6 miDisc Golf Coursepark · 8.4 mi · 132 acresChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Parkhistoric site · 10.2 mi · 13,211 acresCacapon Resort State Parkstate park · 11.3 miCacapon State Parkstate park · 11.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201041 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201618 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBerkeley County, WV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025225 of 269 days measured44 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Berkeley County monitors, WV
Drinking waterSpringer Run Park LLCserves 150 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Aug 2024: coliform bacteria, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation552 ft168 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBerkeley Medical Center11.9 miPost officeGerrardstown Post Office3.5 miFire stationBack Creek Valley Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBlue Ridge Community and Technical College9.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR33 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD48 miInterstateI-816.0 miUS highwayUS 116.6 miAmtrakMartinsburg, WV MRB12 miRailMARTINSBURG W VA MARCMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)12 miCoachHancockBayRunner Shuttle22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25421 ZIP area.
