Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:58 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:34 am – 5:04 pm
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People1,075 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.5361 householdsMedian household income $60,625Median home value $227,00089% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $573 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate31% of adults are in the labour force, 244 employedMain industries: education and health care 43%, retail 11%, farming, forestry and mining 11%Average commute 41 minutes59% drive alone, 22% car-pool, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 19°F46 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month May37 in of snow a year, on about 21 days4 days above 90°F, 149 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buckeye station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsDroop Mountain Battlefield State Parkstate park · 8.1 mi · 293 acresHandley Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 777 acresWatoga State Parkstate park · 10.5 mi · 10,213 acresBeartown State Parkstate park · 12.2 mi · 107 acresGeorge Washington National Forestnational forest · 22.9 mi · 284 acresMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 24.2 mi · 55 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199121 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201340 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPocahontas County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025281 of 365 days measured84 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 69main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kanawha County, WV, 66 mi away
Internet at home68% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDenmar Correctional Centerserves 297 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Feb 2026: surface water treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,991 ft1,216 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPocahontas Memorial Hospital11.6 miPost officeHillsboro Post Office8.7 miFire stationHillsboro Volunteer Fire Department8.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB26 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO149 miInterstateI-6427 miUS highwayUS 2198.4 miAmtrakWhite Sulphur Springs, WV WSS31 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24946 ZIP area.
