Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min6:00 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:34 am – 5:07 pm
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People465 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.6143 householdsMedian household income $73,75082% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $500 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 309 employedMain industries: education and health care 59%, farming, forestry and mining 17%, manufacturing 16%Average commute 17 minutes75% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 19°F53 in of rain a year, on about 114 dayswettest month May12 in of snow a year, on about 7 days0 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rupert 4 N station, 8 mi away; snow from Alderson
Parks and public landsRupert Recreation Areapark · 4.9 miNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 12.8 mi · 52,890 acresBabcock State Parkstate park · 15.8 mi · 4,062 acresBluestone State Parkstate park · 22.8 mi · 1,114 acresBluestone Lake State Parkstate park · 23.1 mi · 891 acresLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 23.3 mi · 552 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 197439 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201729 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGreenbrier County, WV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025227 of 244 days measured17 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Greenbrier County monitors, WV
Internet at home66% of households have a broadband subscription23% have cable, fibre or DSL43% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLewisburgserves 12,065 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2024: surface water treatment, treatment technique49 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,577 ft785 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center14.5 miPost officeSmoot Post Office1.6 miTown hallRupert Town Hall4.5 miPoliceGreenbrier County Sheriff's Office4.5 miFire stationSmoot Volunteer Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementarySmoot Elementary School1.5 miCollegeWest Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine15.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB16 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO131 miInterstateI-641.0 miUS highwayUS 602.7 miAmtrakAlderson, WV ALD12 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24977 ZIP area.
