Local servicesHospitalFairmont Regional Medical Center4.8 miPost officeIdamay Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMonogah Town Hall3.1 miPoliceFarmington Police Department1.4 miFire stationFarmington Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeFairmont State University5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB14 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT69 miInterstateI-795.4 miUS highwayUS 2501.3 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV51 miCoachFairmont (Bus Shelter 1)Barons Bus Lines6.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26576 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26576 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:54 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:37 am – 5:00 pm
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People634 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.8324 householdsMedian household income $98,953Median home value $111,200100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $623 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 244 employedMain industries: other services 61%, education and health care 26%, finance, insurance and real estate 8%Average commute 18 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 100 dayswettest month May24 in of snow a year, on about 15 days8 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fairmont station, 7 mi away; snow from Clarksburg 1
Nearby landmarksWorthington Springspring · 1.7 miConsol Number Nine Water Supply Lakelake · 3.7 miJamison Number 9 Mine Camp Springspring · 2.9 miFairmont State Universitycollege · 5.0 miBarrackville Number 41 Lakelake · 4.2 miMine Number Nine Slurry Impoundmentreservoir · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCaroline Parkpark · 1.2 miMary Lou Retton Youth Parkpark · 4.2 miPricketts Fort State Parkstate park · 8.5 mi · 214 acresDents Run Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 1,261 acresValley Falls State Parkstate park · 10.8 mi · 1,190 acresLittle Indian Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.9 mi · 1,043 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMarion County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 202589 of 120 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Marion County monitors, WV
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Fairmontserves 30,586 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,367 ft417 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
