Local servicesHospitalWelch Community Hospital2.3 miPost officePremier Post Office1.6 miTown hallWelch City Hall2.6 miPoliceMcDowell County Sheriff's Office2.6 miFire stationDavy Volunteer Fire Department2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW36 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO132 miInterstateI-7728 miUS highwayUS 521.6 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC42 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24878 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24878 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:05 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:37 am – 5:12 pm
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People279 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 71.3143 householdsMedian household income $33,11377% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher49% 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 65°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 25°F49 in of rain a year, on about 97 dayswettest month July20 in of snow a year, on about 9 days10 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pineville station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksRiver Laurel Branchriver · 4.6 miGrapevine Branch Refuse Bank Lakelake · 6.0 miBelcher Mountainpeak · 6.6 miClarence Stewart Springspring · 5.9 miHensley Knobpeak · 6.9 miNumber 50 Earthfill Impoundmentreservoir · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTug Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 6,778 acresHorse Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.8 miR.D. Bailey Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.2 mi · 19,158 acresPanther State Foreststate park · 13.3 miR.D. Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.4 mi · 17,782 acresPanther Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 11,519 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200628 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200628 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMcDowell County, WV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025322 of 365 days measured43 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pike County, KY, 43 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMcdowell County PSD Premierserves 122 people from ground water purchased2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,576 ft480 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
