Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:57 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:35 am – 5:03 pm
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People309 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 64.3118 householdsMedian household income $48,438Median home value $58,30088% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 19°F62 in of rain a year, on about 125 dayswettest month July71 in of snow a year, on about 33 days2 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hacker Valley station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksTenskwatawa Fallswaterfall · under a mileTecumseh Fallswaterfall · 1.2 miPotato Knobpeak · 1.7 miLeft Fork Right Fork Little Kanawha Riverriver · 5.2 miHodam Mountainpeak · 5.3 miEdward T Balli Springspring · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHolly River State Parkstate park · within reach · 8,128 acresMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 4.0 mi · 922,098 acresUpshur County Youth Camppark · 8.7 mi · 195 acresSutton Recreation Arearecreation area · 10.8 mi · 12,634 acresJames W. Curry Parkpark · 9.4 mi · 210 acresElk River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 19,808 acresSource: 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 3.4 on 31 Mar 201327 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201327 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWebster County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 363 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tucker County, WV, 52 mi away
Internet at home55% of households have a broadband subscription42% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone45% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCowen PSDserves 3,098 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2023: surface water treatment, treatment technique41 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,363 ft720 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWebster County Memorial Hospital12.8 miPost officePickens Post Office7.1 miFire stationHacker Valley Volunteer Fire Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB44 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT127 miInterstateI-7917 miUS highwayUS 1912 miAmtrakWhite Sulphur Springs, WV WSS60 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26222 ZIP area.
