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 – 5:07 pm
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People307 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.7166 householdsMedian home value $107,90096% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $688 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages3% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 0% 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, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsBabcock State Parkstate park · 7.5 mi · 4,062 acresGauley River National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 8.8 mi · 5,067 acresCarnifex Ferry Battlefield State Parkstate park · 8.4 mi · 292 acresSummersville Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.3 mi · 9,810 acresSummersville Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 6,175 acresBeury Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 4,256 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199138 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201744 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, 39 mi away
Internet at home53% of households have a broadband subscription31% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone47% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation2,345 ft715 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSummersville Regional Medical Center14.0 miPost officeNallen Post Office1.0 miPoliceQuinwood Police Department9.2 miFire stationWilderness Volunteer Fire Department4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW25 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO147 miInterstateI-6418 miUS highwayUS 604.2 miAmtrakThurmond, WV THN15 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26680 ZIP area.
