Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:56 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:36 am – 5:03 pm
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People42 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 76.614 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 22°F56 in of rain a year, on about 115 dayswettest month July55 in of snow a year, on about 32 days2 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rock Cave 2 Ne station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksCleveland Mountainpeak · under a mileLeft Fork Right Fork Little Kanawha Riverriver · 1.5 miPrit Mountainpeak · 2.4 miMcDavidson Springspring · 1.6 miRight Fork Little Kanawha Riverriver · 4.6 miTecumseh Fallswaterfall · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHolly River State Parkstate park · 4.6 mi · 8,128 acresMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 8.1 mi · 922,098 acresUpshur County Youth Camppark · 6.9 mi · 195 acresJames W. Curry Parkpark · 8.0 mi · 210 acresBurnsville Recreation Arearecreation area · 9.7 mi · 13,269 acresBurnsville Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 13,268 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201326 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201326 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowUpshur County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 363 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tucker County, WV, 50 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL100% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBuckhannon Water Boardserves 8,098 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,840 ft561 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Josephs Hospital17.9 miPost officeRock Cave Post Office5.9 miFire stationBanks District Volunteer Fire Department6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB38 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT120 miInterstateI-7915 miUS highwayUS 196.6 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG65 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26228 ZIP area.
