Local servicesHospitalSummers County Appalachian Regional Healthcare Hospital10.1 miPost officePipestem Post Office3.1 miTown hallAthens Town Hall8.3 miPoliceConcord University Police Department7.8 miFire stationPipestem Volunteer Fire Department2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW22 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO112 miInterstateI-778.9 miUS highwayUS 4609.5 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN11 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25979 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25979 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:02 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:34 am – 5:09 pm
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People541 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.5182 householdsMedian household income $50,132Median home value $169,40098% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% 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 82°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 22°F41 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month May19 in of snow a year, on about 9 days3 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Athens station, 9 mi away; rain from Bluestone Lake
Parks and public landsBluestone Recreation Arearecreation area · within reach · 22,147 acresBluestone Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 17,920 acresPipestem Resort State Parkstate park · 3.5 mi · 4,211 acresBluestone State Parkstate park · 6.7 mi · 1,114 acresBluestone Lake State Parkstate park · 6.8 mi · 891 acresCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 11.6 mi · 559 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197429 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201712 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSummers 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, 18 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription17% have cable, fibre or DSL44% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWvawc Bluestone Plantserves 20,562 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,128 ft649 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
