Local servicesHospitalDavis Medical Center5.2 miPost officeCoalton Post Office1.4 miTown hallElkins City Hall5.5 miPoliceJunior Police Department4.8 miFire stationCoalton Volunteer Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryCoalton Elementary School1.4 miCollegeDavis and Elkins College5.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB31 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT110 miInterstateI-7926 miUS highwayUS 482.0 miAmtrakStaunton, VA STA71 miCoachWestonBarons Bus Lines26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26285 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26285 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:54 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:34 am – 5:01 pm
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People261 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 66.6149 householdsMedian home value $96,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $325 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% 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 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 20°F47 in of rain a year, on about 103 dayswettest month July69 in of snow a year, on about 38 days4 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkins Randolph Co Ap station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksDavis and Elkins Collegecollege · 5.7 miDenver Lee Shomer Springspring · 4.5 miTown of Junior Springspring · 4.5 miScott Lakelake · 7.8 miMill Creek Reservoirreservoir · 7.0 miImboden Knobpeak · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 4.3 mi · 922,098 acresFox Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 123 acresRiver Bend Parkpark · 4.5 miGlendale Parkpark · 4.6 miAudra State Parkstate park · 10.6 mi · 344 acresValley Bend Wetlands Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Nov 198050 mi away, near Huntersville, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Nov 198050 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRandolph County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 363 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tucker County, WV, 25 mi away
Internet at home68% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone32% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNorton Harding Jimtown PSDserves 1,632 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,270 ft692 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
