Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:01 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:35 am – 5:08 pm
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People50 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.524 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F41 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month May19 in of snow a year, on about 9 days14 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bluestone Lake station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 3.0 mi · 52,890 acresLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 9.5 mi · 552 acresBeury Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 4,652 acresBluestone State Parkstate park · 11.8 mi · 1,114 acresBluestone Lake State Parkstate park · 11.9 mi · 891 acresBabcock State Parkstate park · 12.6 mi · 4,062 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 3.6 on 30 May 197439 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201725 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSummers County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 35 mi away
Internet at home71% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWvawc Bluestone Plantserves 20,562 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,215 ft675 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSummers County Appalachian Regional Healthcare Hospital10.5 miPost officeMeadow Creek Post Office1.0 miTown hallHinton City Hall8.5 miPoliceHinton Police Department8.5 miFire stationGreen Sulphur District Volunteer Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNew River Community and Technical College12.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW12 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO129 miInterstateI-641.0 miUS highwayUS 1912 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN8.5 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25977 ZIP area.
