Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:45 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:27 am – 4:51 pm
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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, 8 mi away; snow from Winchester
Nearby landmarksAmerican Public University Systemcollege · 2.1 miPiedmont Farm Springspring · 1.3 miWysong Springspring · 1.6 miSnyder Hillpeak · 5.6 miAppalachian Trail Visitor Centervisitor center · 7.3 miLake Quigley (historical)lake · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFlower Springs Parkpark · 1.7 miLeetown Parkpark · 2.3 miHarpers Ferry National Historical Parkhistoric site · 5.3 mi · 2,184 acresChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Parkhistoric site · 5.8 mi · 13,211 acresSweet Run State Parkstate park · 7.1 mi · 604 acresLoudoun - future State Parkstate park · 7.1 mi · 604 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 3.6 on 16 Jul 201025 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 20163 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJefferson County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025285 of 361 days measured76 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Washington County, MD, 20 mi away
Drinking waterCharles Town Utilitiesserves 15,220 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: total organic carbon, treatment technique28 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation570 ft174 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJefferson Medical Center1.7 miPost officeRanson Post Office1.0 miTown hallRanson City Hall1.7 miPoliceRanson Police Department1.1 miFire stationIndependent Fire Company1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryRanson Elementary School1.2 miCollegeAmerican Public University System2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR28 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD34 miInterstateI-819.4 miUS highwayUS 3402.4 miAmtrakHarpers Ferry, WV HFY7.8 miRailDUFFIELDS W VA MARC ebMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)4.1 miCoachHagerstownBayRunner Shuttle24 miTransit2 stops within a mileEastern Panhandle Transit Authority (EPTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25423 ZIP area.
