Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min6:06 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:36 am – 5:12 pm
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People54 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.015 households93% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F48 in of rain a year, on about 101 dayswettest month May47 in of snow a year, on about 25 days5 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkhorn station, 11 mi away; rain from Burkes Garden
Parks and public landsAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 1,796 acresCavitts Creek Parkpark · 6.9 mi · 231 acresBerwind Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 91 acresLincolnshire Parkpark · 9.8 miTug Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.7 mi · 6,778 acresPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 393 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200625 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201749 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMcDowell County, WV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: 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, 47 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription93% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Welchserves 2,907 people from ground water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: coliform bacteria, treatment technique17 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,757 ft840 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCarilion Tazewell Community Hospital10.9 miPost officeNewhall Post Office3.8 miTown hallGary Town Hall6.4 miPoliceGary Police Department6.4 miFire stationBerwind Volunteer Fire Department Station 23.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW43 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO121 miInterstateI-7723 miUS highwayUS 199.2 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN46 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24884 ZIP area.
