Local servicesHospitalWelch Community Hospital17.2 miPost officeJesse Post Office1.4 miTown hallOceana City Hall3.9 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 6 - Jesse Detachment1.5 miFire stationUpper Laurel Fire - Rescue Station 5003.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Wyoming - McDowell Campus6.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW25 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO142 miInterstateI-7720 miUS highwayUS 5215 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC30 miCoachBeckleyBarons Bus Lines18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24849 ZIP area.
Link copied! Press Ctrl+D to bookmark.
Local Information
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24849 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:04 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:37 am – 5:11 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People110 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 71.474 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher30% finished high school, 0% 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 63°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 23°F51 in of rain a year, on about 105 dayswettest month July21 in of snow a year, on about 11 days11 days above 90°F, 123 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oceana 2 Se station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksPanther Knobpeak · 4.1 miKopperston Number Three Impoundment Number Tworeservoir · 4.4 miKopperston Number Three Impoundment Number Onereservoir · 4.4 miKimbrell Water Works Springspring · 4.6 miSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Wyoming - McDowell Campuscollege · 6.6 miKopperston Mountainpeak · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 3,744 acresR.D. Bailey Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.8 mi · 19,158 acresR.D. Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 17,782 acresHorse Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.1 miPanther State Foreststate park · 24.2 miCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 25.9 mi · 559 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200643 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201749 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWyoming County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 44 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription27% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRavencliff Mcgraws Saulsville PSDserves 3,967 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2023: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,048 ft624 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
