Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:56 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:35 am – 5:02 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People311 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.4106 householdsMedian household income $23,000Median home value $57,40060% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $522 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher60% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 20°F63 in of rain a yearwettest month May55 in of snow a year, on about 32 days0 days above 90°F, 123 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pickens 2 N station, 5 mi away; rain from Kumbrabow; snow from Rock Cave 2 Ne
Nearby landmarksLeft Fork Right Fork Buckhannon Riverriver · 1.3 miMiddle Fork Right Fork Buckhannon Riverriver · 3.3 miHigh Germany Knobpeak · 3.0 miBlue Rock Knobpeak · 4.2 miLeonard Run School Springspring · 6.2 miBig Laurel Thicketwoods · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMonongahela National Forestnational forest · within reach · 922,098 acresJames W. Curry Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 210 acresUpshur County Youth Camppark · 3.2 mi · 195 acresHolly River State Parkstate park · 8.0 mi · 8,128 acresHuttonsville State Farm Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 2,805 acresValley Bend Wetlands Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.6 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 3.4 on 31 Mar 201336 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201336 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRandolph County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 42 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription40% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Elkinsserves 9,350 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202119 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,311 ft704 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Josephs Hospital17.4 miPost officeHelvetia Post Office3.1 miFire stationSelbyville Volunteer Fire Department Station 73.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB38 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT121 miInterstateI-7923 miUS highwayUS 21910 miAmtrakWhite Sulphur Springs, WV WSS67 miCoachWestonBarons Bus Lines23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26224 ZIP area.
