Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:53 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:37 am – 5:00 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 100 dayswettest month May26 in of snow a year, on about 21 days8 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fairmont station, 2 mi away; snow from Tygart Dam
Nearby landmarksPierpont Community and Technical Collegecollege · 1.3 miHerchel Ice Springspring · under a mileFairmont State Universitycollege · 2.7 miTygart Valley Riverriver · 1.7 miWest Fork Riverriver · 1.8 miRobertson Islandisland · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMary Lou Retton Youth Parkpark · 1.0 miMorris Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 117 acresValley Falls State Parkstate park · 5.5 mi · 1,190 acresPricketts Fort State Parkstate park · 6.2 mi · 214 acresPruntytown State Farm Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 1,604 acresWest Virginia National Cemeteryhistoric site · 9.5 mi · 88 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMarion County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 202589 of 120 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Marion County monitors, WV
Drinking waterCity of Fairmontserves 30,586 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation981 ft299 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFairmont Regional Medical Center2.5 miPost officeKingmont Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPleasant Valley Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 1 - Fairmont Detachment1.7 miFire stationFairmont Fire Department Station 3 Watson1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 elementary, 1 highHighEast Fairmont High School1.1 miElementaryWatson Elementary School1.2 miElementaryJayenne Elementary School1.8 miCollegePierpont Community and Technical College1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB11 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT72 miInterstateI-791.4 miUS highwayUS 250under a mileAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV50 miCoachFairmont (Bus Shelter 1)Barons Bus Lines3.0 miTransit4 stops within a mileFairmont-Marion County Transit Authority (FMCTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26578 ZIP area.
