Local servicesHospitalCAMC Plateau Medical Center2.5 miPost officeMinden Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOak Hill City Hall2.4 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 6 - Oak Hill Detachment1.8 miFire stationOak Hill Volunteer Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW14 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO145 miInterstateI-778.5 miUS highwayUS 192.0 miAmtrakThurmond, WV THN2.3 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25879 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min6:02 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:36 am – 5:08 pm
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People260 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.8101 householdsMedian household income $60,396Median home value $31,50088% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting11.5% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 108 employedMain industries: other services 69%, hospitality, food and recreation 31%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher74% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 23°F48 in of rain a year, on about 102 dayswettest month June56 in of snow a year, on about 33 days2 days above 90°F, 115 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oak Hill station, 3 mi away; snow from Beckley Raleigh Co Ap
Parks and public landsNeedleseye Parkpark · under a mile · 286 acresNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 3.6 mi · 52,890 acresOak Hill City Parkpark · 2.4 miBabcock State Parkstate park · 5.6 mi · 4,062 acresBeury Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 1,581 acresPlum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 3,257 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199149 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201742 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFayette County, WV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025281 of 365 days measured84 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 69main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kanawha County, WV, 33 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription22% have cable, fibre or DSL66% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWvawc New River Regional Wtr Trtmt Pltserves 25,603 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,855 ft565 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
