Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min6:04 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:38 am – 5:10 pm
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People161 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.452 householdsMedian household income $13,684Median home value $42,40079% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 25°F50 in of rain a year, on about 101 dayswettest month July17 in of snow a year, on about 12 days34 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Madison 3nnw station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksBald Knobpeak · 3.0 miRobinhood Impoundmentreservoir · 1.2 miPond Fork Impoundmentlake · 3.0 miCook Mountainpeak · 5.9 miLower Big Branch Refuse Impoundmentreservoir · 5.0 miWharton Number Two Mine Slurry Pondlake · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChief Logan State Parkstate park · 19.6 mi · 3,318 acresR.D. Bailey Recreation Arearecreation area · 19.1 mi · 19,158 acresTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 22.1 mi · 3,744 acresMarmet Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 22.8 mi · 154 acresLondon Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 23.3 miNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 29.1 mi · 52,890 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 19 Jun 197640 mi away, near Gary, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Jun 199127 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, 28 mi away
Internet at home31% of households have a broadband subscription31% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone48% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Elevation1,642 ft500 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBoone Memorial Hospital12.4 miPost officeTwilight Post Officeunder a milePoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 5 District 3 Whitesville6.1 miFire stationWharton - Barrett Volunteer Fire Department2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW30 miInterstateI-7717 miUS highwayUS 11914 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG25 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 25204 ZIP area.
