Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:49 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:31 am – 4:55 pm
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People1,029 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.8397 householdsMedian household income $63,221Median home value $218,30098% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $583 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 547 employedMain industries: manufacturing 38%, public administration 10%, education and health care 10%Average commute 32 minutes89% drive alone, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 21°F38 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month July29 in of snow a year, on about 12 days28 days above 90°F, 133 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Romney 1 Sw station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksHigh Springspring · 1.2 miMerritt Knobpeak · 1.5 miTaylor Knobpeak · 1.6 miHampshire County Springspring · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth Branch Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 1,298 acresNathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 11,134 acresHampshire Parkpark · 7.1 miFort Mill Ridge Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 232 acresLarenim Parkpark · 8.2 mi · 384 acresShort Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 8,246 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 197848 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 197848 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHampshire County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025318 of 365 days measured47 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Garrett County, MD, 29 mi away
Internet at home73% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone27% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCentral Hampshire PSDserves 2,274 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,128 ft344 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPotomac Valley Hospital12.4 miPost officePurgitsville Post Officeunder a mileFire stationBurlington Volunteer Fire Department6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEastern West Virginia Community and Technical College11.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW60 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD81 miInterstateI-6827 miUS highwayUS 220under a mileAmtrakMartinsburg, WV MRB53 miCoachFrostburgBayRunner Shuttle28 miTransit1 stop within a milePotomac Valley Transit Authority (PVTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26852 ZIP area.
