Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:04 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:35 am – 5:10 pm
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People38 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.817 householdsMedian household income $2,499Median home value $9,999100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a year, on about 105 dayswettest month July24 in of snow a year, on about 16 days5 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkhorn station, 9 mi away; rain from Mullens 3 E; snow from Princeton
Nearby landmarksTurkey Gap Slurry Impoundmentreservoir · 1.9 miHarry S Thomas Springspring · 2.1 miPilot Knobpeak · 2.5 miDwight Shrewsbury Springspring · 3.2 miLake Shawneelake · 7.2 miBluff Mountainpeak · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 7.4 mi · 559 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 7.6 mi · 711,977 acresPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 9.0 mi · 393 acresGlenwood Recreational Parkpark · 9.3 mi · 237 acresAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 1,796 acresPipestem Resort State Parkstate park · 14.1 mi · 4,211 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200644 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201731 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMercer County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025337 of 357 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Giles County, VA, 32 mi away
Internet at home47% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone53% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHiawatha Waterserves 63 people from ground water18 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2023: groundwater treatment, treatment technique596 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,633 ft803 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPrinceton Community Hospital10.1 miPost officeMatoaka Post Office2.3 miPoliceMatoaka Police Department2.3 miFire stationMatoaka Volunteer Fire Department Station 12.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeValley College - Princeton10.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW25 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO119 miInterstateI-778.7 miUS highwayUS 197.1 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN26 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24729 ZIP area.
