Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min6:06 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:43 am – 5:12 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F45 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month July20 in of snow a year, on about 15 days25 days above 90°F, 90 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Huntington Tri State Ap station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksMountwest Community Collegecollege · 3.8 miHuntington Junior Collegecollege · 5.9 miBeech Fork Lakelake · 6.1 miHolderby Grove (historical)woods · 6.4 miVirginia Pointcape · 7.4 miTwin Lakesreservoir · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWayne County Parkpark · 1.0 miBall fieldspark · 1.0 miBeech Fork Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.3 mi · 12,474 acresBeech Fork Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 9,480 acresBeech Fork State Parkstate park · 7.2 mi · 1,833 acresEast Lynn Recreation Arearecreation area · 15.7 mi · 24,834 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 9 Nov 197921 mi away, near Grayson, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Feb 202540 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWayne County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025292 of 365 days measured73 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Boyd County, KY, 10 mi away
Drinking waterKenova Municipal Waterserves 11,192 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation656 ft200 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHuntington Veterans Affairs Medical Center2.7 miPost officeShoals Post Office1.5 miTown hallCeredo City Hall5.3 miPoliceHuntington Tri State Airport Police Department4.0 miFire stationLavalette Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleBuffalo Middle School1.3 miElementaryBuffalo Elementary School1.5 miCollegeMountwest Community College3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS4.0 miMajor airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH116 miInterstateI-643.8 miUS highwayUS 523.9 miAmtrakHuntington, WV HUN5.7 miCoachHuntington Bus StopGreyhound6.1 miTransit1 stop within a mileTri River Transit (TRT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25562 ZIP area.
