Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:52 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:36 am – 4:58 pm
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People2,828 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.21,056 householdsMedian household income $76,084Median home value $204,000Median rent $839 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $921 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.6% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 1,332 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, retail 12%, construction 11%Average commute 25 minutes89% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F43 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month July57 in of snow a year, on about 30 days13 days above 90°F, 102 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Morgantown Hart Fld station, 11 mi away; snow from Rowlesburg 1
Nearby landmarksTown of Masontown Water Supply D Lakelake · 2.7 miBald Knobpeak · 4.9 miMount Phoebepeak · 2.9 miFairfax Pondlake · 1.4 miElmer Smithspring · 3.9 miMaiden Springspring · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsUpper Deckers Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 56 acresFairfax Pond / Rehe Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 631 acresDeckers Creek Trail: Masontown Trailheadpark · 2.8 miCheat Canyon Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 3,806 acresSnake Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 2,959 acresKingwood City Parkpark · 7.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPreston County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowRiver flooding 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, 28 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPreston County PSD 1serves 3,455 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: total organic carbon, treatment technique29 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,706 ft520 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVandalia Health Mon Preston Memorial Hospital7.5 miPost officeReedsville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallReedsville Town Hallunder a milePoliceReedsville Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationReedsville Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolWest Preston School1.0 miCollegeWest Virginia Junior College Morgantown Campus11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW11 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT71 miInterstateI-688.8 miUS highwayUS 1195.6 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV37 miLight railWalnutMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit12 miCoachMorgantown Mt LineBarons Bus Lines12 miTransit6 stops within a mileBuckwheat ExpressSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26547 ZIP area.
