Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:56 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:38 am – 5:02 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 21°F49 in of rain a year, on about 98 dayswettest month July23 in of snow a year, on about 15 days15 days above 90°F, 132 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, W Union 2 station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksSalem International Universitycollege · under a mileLake Floydlake · 3.7 miCity Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miFlowers Springspring · 5.3 miBuffalo Creek Reservoirreservoir · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSmoke Camp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 283 acresDoddridge County Parkpark · 8.3 mi · 259 acresWatters Smith Memorial State Parkstate park · 11.2 mi · 537 acresCenter Branch Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.5 mi · 944 acresJackson's Millstate recreation area · 13.7 mi · 548 acresStonewall Resort State Parkstate park · 22.3 mi · 1,843 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201346 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Apr 201745 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHarrison County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 202584 of 116 days measured32 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 68main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Harrison County monitors, WV
Drinking waterClarksburg Water Boardserves 19,072 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20219 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,095 ft334 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHighland Clarksburg Hospital10.9 miPost officeSalem Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSalem Town Hallunder a milePoliceSalem Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationSalem Volunteer Fire Department Station 9under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementarySalem Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSalem International Universityunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB19 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT86 miInterstateI-7914 miUS highwayUS 501.1 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV73 miCoachClarksburgBarons Bus Lines18 miTransit2 stops within a mileCentral West Virginia Transit Authority (CENTRA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26375 ZIP area.
