Local servicesHospitalSummersville Regional Medical Center8.3 miPost officeMount Nebo Post Office3.1 miTown hallSummersville City Hall7.9 miPoliceNicholas County Sheriff's Department7.8 miFire stationWilderness Volunteer Fire Department5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNew River Community and Technical College-Nicholas County Campus9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB31 miInterstateI-6421 miUS highwayUS 193.5 miAmtrakThurmond, WV THN21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26679 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26679 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min6:00 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:36 am – 5:06 pm
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People1,628 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.1707 householdsMedian household income $53,459Median home value $164,900Median rent $977 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $545 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.3% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 553 employedMain industries: education and health care 38%, retail 19%, transport, warehousing and utilities 8%Average commute 39 minutes91% drive alone, 5% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 19°F55 in of rain a year, on about 113 dayswettest month July68 in of snow a year, on about 34 days4 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Nebo 1 S station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsSummersville Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.7 mi · 9,810 acresSummersville Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 6,175 acresCarnifex Ferry Battlefield State Parkstate park · 7.3 mi · 292 acresGauley River National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 9.0 mi · 5,067 acresNicholas County Veterans Memorial Parkpark · 9.7 miBabcock State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 4,062 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199136 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201749 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNicholas County, WV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave 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, 41 mi away
Internet at home69% of households have a broadband subscription26% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone28% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWilderness PSDserves 6,106 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2024: coliform bacteria, treatment technique9 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,174 ft663 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
