Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min6:03 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:38 am – 5:10 pm
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People230 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.290 householdsMedian household income $74,286Median home value $77,100Median rent $596 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $545 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Korean 7%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F46 in of rain a year, on about 94 dayswettest month July17 in of snow a year, on about 12 days22 days above 90°F, 90 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, London Locks station, 16 mi away; snow from Madison 3nnw
Nearby landmarksBig Mountain Slurry Pondlake · 5.4 miTruax-Traer Coal Company Springspring · 6.0 miTruax-Traer Company Springspring · 6.1 miLower Big Branch Refuse Impoundmentreservoir · 6.2 miBald Knobpeak · 9.6 miRobinhood Impoundmentreservoir · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLondon Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 15.5 miMarmet Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 16.3 mi · 154 acresHawks Nest State Parkstate park · 24.1 mi · 207 acresChief Logan State Parkstate park · 25.6 mi · 3,318 acresNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 25.7 mi · 52,890 acresTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 26.3 mi · 3,744 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 19 Jun 197647 mi away, near Gary, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Dec 200148 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBoone 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, 21 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL2% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Elevation1,217 ft371 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBoone Memorial Hospital14.1 miPost officeSylvester Post Officeunder a milePoliceSylvester Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationWhitesville Volunteer Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW25 miInterstateI-779.9 miUS highwayUS 6013 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG17 miCoachBeckleyBarons Bus Lines23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25193 ZIP area.
