Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:00 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:33 am – 5:06 pm
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People223 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 71.0141 householdsMedian household income $21,446Median home value $105,100100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $816 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher63% finished high school, 9% 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 61°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 22°F39 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May24 in of snow a year, on about 15 days5 days above 90°F, 134 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Union 3 Sse station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsDaniels Ridge Wilidlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 3,379 acresMoncove Lake State Parkstate park · 5.1 mi · 125 acresMoncove Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 792 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 7.9 mi · 19,439 acresRonceverte Island Parkpark · 7.2 miPotts Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 18,472 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197418 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201718 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMonroe 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, 27 mi away
Internet at home75% of households have a broadband subscription33% have cable, fibre or DSL36% rely on a mobile data plan alone26% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRed Sulphur PSDserves 5,331 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Feb 2026: coliform bacteria, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,698 ft822 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center9.2 miPost officeSinks Grove Post Office5.3 miTown hallUnion Town Hall6.4 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 6 - Union Detachment5.9 miFire stationUnion Community Volunteer Fire Department Gap Mills Station5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB15 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO110 miInterstateI-649.9 miUS highwayUS 2192.0 miAmtrakAlderson, WV ALD12 miCoachBlacksburg (Transit Center)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24974 ZIP area.
