Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:05 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:35 am – 5:11 pm
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People90 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 71.133 households6% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F41 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month May35 in of snow a year, on about 25 days5 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkhorn station, 3 mi away; rain from Bluefield Mercer Co Ap
Nearby landmarksCoaldale Mountainpeak · under a mileJohns Knobpeak · 2.1 miTolliver Branch Lakelake · 3.3 miBramwell Lakelake · 4.1 miCrumpler Impoundment Number Tworeservoir · 5.8 miPageton Refuse Impoundmentreservoir · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 4.2 mi · 393 acresAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 1,796 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 7.8 mi · 711,977 acresGraham Recreation Parkpark · 8.6 miBluefield City Parkpark · 9.1 mi · 231 acresCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 15.5 mi · 559 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200637 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201737 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, 36 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMcdowell County PSD Maybeuryserves 1,648 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202114 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,147 ft654 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalThe Behavioral Health Pavilion of the Virginias10.5 miPost officeMaybeury Post Office1.0 miTown hallPocahontas Town Hall3.8 miPoliceBramwell Police Department3.3 miFire stationBramwell Volunteer Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBluefield State University9.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW32 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO117 miInterstateI-7714 miUS highwayUS 52under a mileAmtrakHinton, WV HIN34 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound9.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24861 ZIP area.
