Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:56 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:34 am – 5:03 pm
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People205 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 75.295 households100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $249 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher25% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 8%, German or Dutch 8%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F63 in of rain a yearwettest month May145 in of snow a year, on about 51 days0 days above 90°F, 159 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kumbrabow station, 8 mi away; snow from Snowshoe
Nearby landmarksBlue Springspring · 3.5 miElk Springspring · under a mileWhitaker Fallswaterfall · 2.1 miRocky Pointpeak · 2.4 miElk Mountainpeak · 2.6 miLeft Fork Back Fork Elk Riverriver · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMonongahela National Forestnational forest · within reach · 922,098 acresSlaty Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.6 miHolly River State Parkstate park · 12.0 mi · 8,128 acresBecky Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 1,904 acresCass Scenic Railroad State Parkstate park · 13.2 mi · 383 acresHandley Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.1 mi · 777 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199140 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201338 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRandolph County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 363 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tucker County, WV, 52 mi away
Internet at home24% of households have a broadband subscription13% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone76% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Elkinsserves 9,350 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202119 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,484 ft757 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWebster County Memorial Hospital14.5 miPost officeValley Head Post Office6.2 miFire stationValley Head Volunteer Fire Department6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB48 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT136 miInterstateI-7931 miUS highwayUS 2195.2 miAmtrakWhite Sulphur Springs, WV WSS51 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26282 ZIP area.
