Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:53 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:31 am – 5:00 pm
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People539 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.0203 householdsMedian household income $60,104Median home value $95,600Median rent $717 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $397 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 174 employedMain industries: education and health care 44%, transport, warehousing and utilities 13%, farming, forestry and mining 12%Average commute 27 minutes85% drive alone, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, German or Dutch 5%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 22°F38 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month July27 in of snow a year, on about 9 days15 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Franklin 2 Ne station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksAle Mountainpeak · under a mileMill Mountainpeak · 1.5 miJudy Springspring · 1.2 miCrummett Springspring · 1.4 miLittle Riverriver · 7.8 miPuffenbarger Pondlake · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGeorge Washington National Forestnational forest · within reach · 960,981 acresThorn Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 70 acresMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 7.6 mi · 922,098 acresShenandoah Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 50,719 acresThorn Spring Parkpark · 7.7 miGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forestnational forest · 27.4 mi · 144 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Nov 198038 mi away, near Huntersville, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Nov 198038 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPendleton County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively LowSource: 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 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Rockingham County, VA, 26 mi away
Internet at home71% of households have a broadband subscription43% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone29% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFranklin Municipality ofserves 1,402 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,632 ft802 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeSugar Grove Post Office2.6 miFire stationSouth Fork Volunteer Fire Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShenandoah Valley Regional Airport SHD30 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD108 miInterstateI-8125 miUS highwayUS 2205.5 miAmtrakWhite Sulphur Springs, WV WSS71 miCoachHarrisonburg, VA (James Madison University - Godwin Hall. The bus will stop on the parking lot side of Godwin Hall. Look for an OurBus bus stop sign aOurBus27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26815 ZIP area.
