Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:58 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:38 am – 5:04 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 22°F47 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month May22 in of snow a year, on about 17 days20 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Glenville station, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksGlenville State Collegecollege · 1.5 miPowell Knobpeak · 1.3 miTank Hillpeak · 1.6 miHuffie Springspring · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCedar Creek State Parkstate park · 1.9 mi · 2,507 acresStumptown Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 1,781 acresBurnsville Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.3 mi · 13,269 acresBurnsville Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.3 mi · 13,268 acresStonewall Resort State Parkstate park · 17.0 mi · 1,843 acresSutton Recreation Arearecreation area · 19.5 mi · 12,634 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201319 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201319 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGilmer County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: 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, 56 mi away
Drinking waterGilmer County PSD - Federal Prisonserves 1,884 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 202121 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,188 ft362 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMinnie Hamilton Health System14.1 miPost officeGlenville Post Office1.4 miTown hallGlenville City Hall1.4 miPoliceGlenville Police Department1.4 miFire stationGilmer County Volunteer Fire Department Glenville Station2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryGilmer County Elementary School1.7 miHighGilmer County High School1.8 miCollegeGlenville State College1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB42 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT114 miInterstateI-799.9 miUS highwayUS 1191.4 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG57 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26634 ZIP area.
