Local servicesHospitalMinnie Hamilton Health System11.8 miPost officeRosedale Post Office3.5 miPoliceCalhoun County Sheriff's Office - Substation6.2 miFire stationGilmer County Volunteer Fire Department Normantown Station6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeGlenville State College14.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW42 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT126 miInterstateI-7910 miUS highwayUS 1193.6 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG44 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26638 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:59 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:38 am – 5:05 pm
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People89 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 72.537 householdsMedian household income $106,875Median home value $112,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $555 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 20°F50 in of rain a year, on about 102 dayswettest month May28 in of snow a year, on about 22 days5 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rosedale 3 Nnw station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksBoar Knobpeak · 4.3 miLeft Fork West Fork Little Kanawha Riverriver · 5.5 miTeeny Knobpeak · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsStumptown Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 1,781 acresCedar Creek State Parkstate park · 9.5 mi · 2,507 acresCalhoun County Parkpark · 8.3 mi · 205 acresBurnsville Recreation Arearecreation area · 20.2 mi · 13,269 acresSutton Recreation Arearecreation area · 20.9 mi · 12,634 acresStonewall Resort State Parkstate park · 28.7 mi · 1,843 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201312 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201312 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGilmer County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025281 of 365 days measured84 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 69main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kanawha County, WV, 42 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGilmer County PSD - Federal Prisonserves 1,884 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 202121 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation987 ft301 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
