Local servicesHospitalSouthern Hills Rehabilitation Hospital2.8 miPost officeKegley Post Office1.5 miTown hallPrinceton City Hall3.0 miPoliceMercer County Sheriff's Office2.6 miFire stationPrinceton Fire Department Station 23.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolSilver Springs Early Learning Center1.7 miCollegeValley College - Princeton3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW27 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO111 miInterstateI-772.4 miUS highwayUS 191.0 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN22 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24740 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24740 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:03 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:35 am – 5:10 pm
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People16,559 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.46,837 householdsMedian household income $46,272Median home value $133,200Median rent $831 a month63% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $669 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 6,800 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, retail 14%, transport, warehousing and utilities 11%Average commute 21 minutes82% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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 May24 in of snow a year, on about 16 days3 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Athens station, 5 mi away; rain from Princeton
Parks and public landsJefferson National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 711,977 acresPrinceton City Parkpark · 2.9 miCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 6.8 mi · 559 acresGlenwood Recreational Parkpark · 5.4 mi · 237 acresPipestem Resort State Parkstate park · 9.4 mi · 4,211 acresPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 11.4 mi · 393 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Nov 200647 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201723 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMercer 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, 23 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterGreen Valley Glenwood PSD Glenwoodserves 4,914 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,397 ft731 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
