Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:05 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:36 am – 5:11 pm
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People112 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.456 householdsMedian household income $27,06584% 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°F45 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month May40 in of snow a year, on about 22 days5 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkhorn station, 8 mi away; rain from Bluefield
Nearby landmarksJenkinjones Impoundmentreservoir · under a mileScott Knobpeak · 4.8 miFalls Mills Lakelake · 5.9 miPageton Refuse Impoundmentreservoir · 5.1 miBell Hillpeak · 5.2 miBramwell Lakelake · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 1,796 acresPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 393 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 9.6 mi · 711,977 acresGraham Recreation Parkpark · 7.4 miCavitts Creek Parkpark · 8.4 mi · 231 acresBerwind Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.7 mi · 91 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200631 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201742 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMcDowell County, WV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: 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, 40 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Welchserves 2,907 people from ground water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: coliform bacteria, treatment technique17 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,681 ft817 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCarilion Tazewell Community Hospital11.2 miPost officeJenkinjones Post Office1.1 miTown hallAnawalt Town Hall3.8 miPolicePochahontas Police Department5.4 miFire stationAbbs Valley Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW39 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO116 miInterstateI-7717 miUS highwayUS 195.9 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN40 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24848 ZIP area.
