Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min6:03 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:41 am – 5:10 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 24°F39 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month July11 in of snow a year, on about 6 days30 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winfield Locks station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsWinfield Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.0 mi · 377 acresAmherst/Plymouth Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 7,529 acresNitro City Parkpark · 4.0 miRidenour Lakepark · 4.7 mi · 65 acresMill Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.3 mi · 1,465 acresByrd Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 21.2 mi · 681 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 17 Aug 198349 mi away, near Flatwoods, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Feb 202549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPutnam County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025253 of 364 days measured111 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 92main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cabell County, WV, 20 mi away
Drinking waterPutnam P S Dserves 26,410 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation743 ft226 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCharleston Area Medical Center Teays Valley Hospital4.2 miPost officeTeays Post Office2.9 miTown hallBancroft City Hall3.2 miPolicePoca Police Department3.5 miFire stationTeays Valley Volunteer Fire Department Station 21.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryEastbrook Elementary School1.0 miCollegeWest Virginia Junior College - Charleston6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW17 miMajor airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH118 miInterstateI-641.4 miUS highwayUS 351.7 miAmtrakCharleston, WV CHW16 miCoachHurricaneBarons Bus Lines7.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25569 ZIP area.
