Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min6:01 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:41 am – 5:08 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 22°F46 in of rain a year, on about 91 dayswettest month June12 in of snow a year, on about 7 days25 days above 90°F, 113 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ripley station
Parks and public landsWhiting Parkpark · under a mileRollins Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 75 acresElk Fork Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 1,419 acresO'Brien Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 1,090 acresFrozen Camp Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 3,777 acresSandy Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 2,420 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 24 May 201750 mi away, near McArthur, OhioMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Feb 202548 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJackson County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 36 mi away
Drinking waterSouthern Jackson County P S Dserves 6,070 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation595 ft181 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJackson General Hospital1.3 miPost officeRipley Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRipley Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceJackson County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationRipley Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryRipley Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighRipley High Schoolunder a mileMiddleRipley Middle School1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW32 miMajor airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH103 miInterstateI-771.8 miUS highwayUS 33under a mileAmtrakCharleston, WV CHW33 miCoachRipleyBarons Bus Lines4.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25279 ZIP area.
