Local servicesHospitalMontgomery General Hospital5.3 miPost officeBelva Post Office2.8 miTown hallGauley Bridge Town Hall4.3 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 6 - Gauley Bridge Detachment4.2 miFire stationGauley Bridge Volunteer Fire Department4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBridge Valley Community and Technical College5.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW22 miInterstateI-7710 miUS highwayUS 604.3 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG5.3 miCoachClendeninBarons Bus Lines22 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 25185 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min6:01 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:37 am – 5:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People734 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.90 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% 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 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F46 in of rain a year, on about 94 dayswettest month July18 in of snow a year, on about 12 days22 days above 90°F, 90 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, London Locks station, 7 mi away; snow from Clendenin
Nearby landmarksKanawha Fallswaterfall · 4.8 miNew Riverriver · 4.4 miGauley Riverriver · 4.5 miBridge Valley Community and Technical Collegecollege · 5.6 miCotton Hillpeak · 8.1 miWheeler Islandsisland · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGauley Bridge Tennis Courtspark · 3.6 miKanawha Falls Parkstate recreation area · 5.1 miLondon Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 7.2 miHawks Nest State Parkstate park · 8.8 mi · 207 acresCotton Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.3 miGauley River National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 11.6 mi · 5,067 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 3.4 on 31 Mar 201337 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201337 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, 17 mi away
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
Elevation1,334 ft407 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
