Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:05 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:35 am – 5:11 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F45 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month May40 in of snow a year, on about 22 days3 days above 90°F, 128 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bluefield station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBramwell Lakelake · 1.3 miPinnacle Rock Lake Number Onelake · 1.5 miPinnaclepeak · 2.4 miCoaldale Mountainpeak · 3.9 miBluefield State Universitycollege · 5.2 miBluefield Universitycollege · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 1.4 mi · 393 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 4.2 mi · 711,977 acresAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 1,796 acresGraham Recreation Parkpark · 4.5 miBluefield City Parkpark · 5.0 mi · 231 acresCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 16.9 mi · 559 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200637 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201736 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMercer County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025337 of 357 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Giles County, VA, 34 mi away
Drinking waterWvawc Bluefield Districtserves 12,174 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,370 ft722 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalThe Behavioral Health Pavilion of the Virginias6.4 miPost officeNemours Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPocahontas Town Hall1.1 miPolicePochahontas Police Department1.1 miFire stationBramwell Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBluefield State University5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW35 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO113 miInterstateI-7711 miUS highwayUS 521.6 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN35 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound5.2 miTransit2 stops within a mileGraham TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24738 ZIP area.
