Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:59 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:39 am – 5:05 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 20°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month May24 in of snow a year, on about 18 days23 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Creston station, 5 mi away; rain from Grantsville 1ese; snow from Spencer
Parks and public landsLittle Kanawha River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 8,359 acresRitchie Mines Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 6,739 acresBurning Springs Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 2,209 acresCalhoun County Parkpark · 8.5 mi · 205 acresHughes River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.9 mi · 6,622 acresStumptown Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 1,781 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201330 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Apr 201748 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWirt County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: 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, 49 mi away
Drinking waterElizabeth Water Deptserves 2,289 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,057 ft322 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMinnie Hamilton Health System6.0 miPost officeBig Bend Post Office1.4 miTown hallGrantsville Town Hall5.9 miPoliceCalhoun County Sheriff's Office5.9 miFire stationGrantsville Volunteer Fire Department6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMid Ohio Valley Regional Airport PKB29 miMajor airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH115 miInterstateI-7721 miUS highwayUS 11913 miAmtrakCharleston, WV CHW50 miCoachEllenboroBarons Bus Lines21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26152 ZIP area.
