Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:52 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:37 am – 4:59 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F45 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month July14 in of snow a year, on about 9 days10 days above 90°F, 113 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morgantown L&d station, 4 mi away; snow from Lake Lynn
Nearby landmarksWest Virginia University Health Sciences Centercollege · 2.3 miWest Virginia Universitycollege · 3.2 miPrice Hillpeak · 4.6 miHunter Springspring · 1.9 miHumphrey Slurry Pondlake · under a mileChisler Knobpeak · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKrepps Parkpark · 1.2 miWestover City Parkpark · 2.6 miPedlar Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 763 acresCoopers Rock State Park (Mont Chateau??)state park · 7.9 miLittle Indian Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 1,043 acresFriendship Hill National Historic Sitehistoric site · 8.0 mi · 662 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMonongalia County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025217 of 272 days measured54 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Monongalia County monitors, WV
Drinking waterMorgantown Utility Boardserves 66,851 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,107 ft337 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEncompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital2.1 miPost officeStar City Post Office1.0 miTown hallStar City City Hallunder a milePoliceStar City Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationStar City Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementarySuncrest Elementary School1.2 miMiddleSuncrest Middle School1.8 miCollegeWest Virginia University Health Sciences Center2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW4.6 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT58 miInterstateI-79under a mileUS highwayUS 19under a mileAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV33 miLight railEngineeringMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit1.9 miCoachMorgantownBarons Bus Lines2.2 miTransit8 stops within a mileMountain Line Transit Authority (MLTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26543 ZIP area.
