Local servicesHospitalSaint Josephs Hospital16.0 miPost officeRock Cave Post Office5.2 miFire stationSelbyville Volunteer Fire Department Station 74.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB37 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT119 miInterstateI-7917 miUS highwayUS 198.8 miAmtrakWhite Sulphur Springs, WV WSS68 miCoachWestonBarons Bus Lines19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26234 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26234 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:56 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:35 am – 5:02 pm
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People1,045 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.0411 householdsMedian household income $61,250Median home value $206,50091% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $517 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate37% of adults are in the labour force, 330 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, farming, forestry and mining 20%, retail 12%Average commute 35 minutes86% drive alone, 2% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 22°F56 in of rain a year, on about 115 dayswettest month July55 in of snow a year, on about 32 days2 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rock Cave 2 Ne station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksPrit Mountainpeak · 2.6 miMcDavidson Springspring · 2.1 miCleveland Mountainpeak · 3.2 miLeft Fork Right Fork Little Kanawha Riverriver · 3.9 miMiddle Fork Right Fork Buckhannon Riverriver · 4.2 miTecumseh Fallswaterfall · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHolly River State Parkstate park · 5.1 mi · 8,128 acresMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 5.7 mi · 922,098 acresUpshur County Youth Camppark · 3.6 mi · 195 acresJames W. Curry Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 210 acresBurnsville Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.7 mi · 13,269 acresStonecoal Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 3,080 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201330 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201330 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowUpshur County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 363 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tucker County, WV, 47 mi away
Internet at home68% of households have a broadband subscription41% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone32% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBuckhannon Water Boardserves 8,098 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,162 ft659 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
