Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min6:00 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:42 am – 5:06 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F44 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month June11 in of snow a year, on about 7 days29 days above 90°F, 105 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Parkersburg station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Washingtonlake · 4.3 miSmith Lakesreservoir · under a mileMount Loganpeak · 2.6 miMountain State Collegecollege · 3.8 miLittle Kanawha Riverriver · 2.9 miScoby Knobpeak · 2.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlennerhassett Island Historical State Parkstate park · 3.4 mi · 503 acresHowes State Parkstate park · 3.5 miSouthwood Parkpark · 1.8 miFort Boremanpark · 2.0 mi · 184 acresOhio River Lock & Dam 18 Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 7.4 miVeto Lake Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 9.1 mi · 363 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 20 Nov 201337 mi away, near Buchtel, OhioMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 24 Apr 202545 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWood County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025233 of 281 days measured48 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Wood County monitors, WV
Drinking waterParkersburg Utility Boardserves 34,251 people from groundwater under influence of surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2023: groundwater treatment, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation736 ft224 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCamden - Clark Memorial Hospital3.3 miPost officeFort Neal Post Office2.4 miTown hallParkersburg Municipal Building2.9 miPoliceWood County Sheriff's Office2.8 miFire stationParkersburg Fire Department Station 52.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryGihon Elementary School1.8 miCollegeMountain State College3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMid Ohio Valley Regional Airport PKB11 miMajor airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH88 miInterstateI-773.0 miUS highwayUS 502.0 miAmtrakCharleston, WV CHW61 miCoachParkersburg (E), WVGoBus3.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26102 ZIP area.
