Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:51 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:36 am – 4:58 pm
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People2,067 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.8890 householdsMedian household income $54,375Median home value $152,000Median rent $883 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $838 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 774 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, transport, warehousing and utilities 21%, retail 17%Average commute 29 minutes86% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F43 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month July14 in of snow a year, on about 9 days13 days above 90°F, 102 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morgantown Hart Fld station, 9 mi away; snow from Lake Lynn
Nearby landmarksTown of Masontown Water Supply D Lakelake · 2.7 miBeaverholebay · 3.0 miMayfield Springspring · 3.1 miMaiden Springspring · 3.2 miCheat Lakelake · 7.2 miCheat Viewpeak · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSnake Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 2,959 acresDeckers Creek Trail: Masontown Trailheadpark · 1.8 miCheat Canyon Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 3,806 acresUpper Deckers Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 56 acresCoopers Rock State Park (Mont Chateau??)state park · 6.7 miFairfax Pond / Rehe Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 631 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPreston County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Fayette County, PA, 25 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMasontown Water Worksserves 2,239 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,803 ft550 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVandalia Health Mon Preston Memorial Hospital9.4 miPost officeMasontown Post Office1.7 miTown hallMasontown Town Hall1.7 miPoliceMasontown Police Department1.7 miFire stationMasontown Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Company 61.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Virginia Junior College Morgantown Campus10.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW8.6 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT68 miInterstateI-685.8 miUS highwayUS 1197.8 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV32 miLight railWalnutMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit10 miCoachMorgantownBarons Bus Lines11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26542 ZIP area.
