Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:52 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:37 am – 4:59 pm
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People19,529 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.88,789 householdsMedian household income $63,529Median home value $219,800Median rent $978 a month61% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,071 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 10,715 employedMain industries: education and health care 37%, retail 13%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 20 minutes70% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages45% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 23% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F45 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month July14 in of snow a year, on about 9 days10 days above 90°F, 113 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morgantown L&d station, 4 mi away; snow from Lake Lynn
Nearby landmarksPrice Hillpeak · 3.1 miLoar Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Lake (historical)lake · 1.4 miChisler Knobpeak · under a mileMcOlvin and Riddle Springspring · 1.8 miJohn Petrovich Springspring · 1.9 miLynch Lakelake · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMonongalia Youth Soccer Fieldspark · 1.3 miLittle Indian Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 1,043 acresWestover City Parkpark · 2.8 miPedlar Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 763 acresPricketts Fort State Parkstate park · 8.4 mi · 214 acresCoopers Rock State Park (Mont Chateau??)state park · 10.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMonongalia County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025217 of 272 days measured54 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Monongalia County monitors, WV
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMorgantown Utility Boardserves 66,851 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,164 ft355 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEncompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital4.3 miPost officePursglove Post Office2.4 miTown hallGranville Town Hall2.8 miPoliceGranville Police Department2.8 miFire stationCassville - Scotts Run Volunteer Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMylan Park Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeWest Virginia Junior College Morgantown Campus4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW6.4 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT60 miInterstateI-791.8 miUS highwayUS 191.1 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV36 miLight railEngineeringMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit3.5 miCoachMorgantown Mt LineBarons Bus Lines3.2 miTransit3 stops within a mileMountain Line Transit Authority (MLTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26501 ZIP area.
