Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:53 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:37 am – 4:59 pm
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People58 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 66.329 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 100 dayswettest month May26 in of snow a year, on about 21 days8 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fairmont station, 5 mi away; snow from Tygart Dam
Nearby landmarksMontana Mines Springspring · under a mileMasgrove Springspring · 1.3 miNorth Central West Virginia Opportunities Industrialization Centercollege · 3.4 miFairmont State Universitycollege · 4.1 miConsol Number 93 Impoundmentreservoir · 2.1 miBarrackville Number 41 Lakelake · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPricketts Fort State Parkstate park · under a mile · 214 acresRivesville Parkpark · under a milePaw Paw Parkpark · 1.5 miLittle Indian Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 1,043 acresValley Falls State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 1,190 acresPedlar Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 763 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMarion County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 202589 of 120 days measured31 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Marion County monitors, WV
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription31% have cable, fibre or DSL69% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Fairmontserves 30,586 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation979 ft298 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFairmont Regional Medical Center4.3 miPost officeRivesville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRivesville Town Hallunder a milePoliceRivesville Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationRivesville Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryRivesville Elementary - Middle School1.0 miCollegeNorth Central West Virginia Opportunities Industrialization Center3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW13 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT67 miInterstateI-792.5 miUS highwayUS 19under a mileAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV44 miLight railWalnutMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit11 miCoachFairmont (Bus Shelter 1)Barons Bus Lines3.8 miTransit2 stops within a mileFairmont-Marion County Transit Authority (FMCTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26586 ZIP area.
