Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min6:03 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:42 am – 5:09 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 19°F46 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month July12 in of snow a year, on about 7 days16 days above 90°F, 131 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Southside 3 Nnw station; snow from Ripley
Nearby landmarksWilliamson Springspring · under a mileStanley Springspring · 1.6 miParker Hillpeak · 8.0 miKanawha Riverriver · 9.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChief Cornstalk Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 11,678 acresMcCausland Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 610 acresTu-Endie-Wei State Parkstate park · 9.8 miByrd Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 10.4 mi · 681 acresKrodel Parkpark · 9.0 mi · 72 acresRacine Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.0 mi · 63 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 20 Nov 201349 mi away, near Buchtel, OhioMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Feb 202534 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMason County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025253 of 364 days measured111 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 92main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cabell County, WV, 27 mi away
Drinking waterPoint Pleasant Water Worksserves 5,146 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2025: groundwater treatment, treatment technique44 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation752 ft229 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRivers Health Hospital10.6 miPost officeLeon Post Office2.0 miTown hallBuffalo Town Hall9.3 miPoliceBuffalo Police Department9.3 miFire stationLeon Volunteer Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW34 miMajor airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH99 miInterstateI-7715 miUS highwayUS 35under a mileAmtrakHuntington, WV HUN33 miCoachRipleyBarons Bus Lines17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25250 ZIP area.
