Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:05 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:36 am – 5:11 pm
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People458 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 68.4269 householdsMedian household income $13,092Median rent $613 a month53% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $243 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% 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 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a year, on about 97 dayswettest month July20 in of snow a year, on about 9 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 Pineville
Nearby landmarksBelcher Mountainpeak · 1.8 miClarence Stewart Springspring · 3.1 miGrapevine Branch Refuse Bank Lakelake · 4.5 miKeystone Refuse Impoundmentreservoir · 4.6 miShawnee Mountainpeak · 6.1 miNumber 50 Earthfill Impoundmentreservoir · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTug Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 6,778 acresAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 1,796 acresTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 12.0 mi · 3,744 acresHorse Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.9 miR.D. Bailey Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.4 mi · 19,158 acresPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 15.6 mi · 393 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200632 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201745 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, 46 mi away
Internet at home73% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL1% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMcdowell County PSD Kimballserves 432 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Aug 2024: groundwater treatment, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,893 ft577 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWelch Community Hospital3.2 miPost officeKimball Post Office2.5 miTown hallWelch City Hall3.1 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 6 - Welch Detachment1.8 miFire stationMcDowell Volunteer Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWelch Elementary School1.9 miCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Wyoming - McDowell Campus13.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW32 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO128 miInterstateI-7723 miUS highwayUS 521.7 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC38 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24853 ZIP area.
