Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:00 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:33 am – 5:07 pm
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People1,474 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.2734 householdsMedian household income $51,667Median home value $219,900Median rent $615 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $868 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate43% of adults are in the labour force, 539 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, retail 15%, farming, forestry and mining 14%Average commute 32 minutes57% drive alone, 20% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 22°F39 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May24 in of snow a year, on about 15 days5 days above 90°F, 134 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Union 3 Sse station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsJefferson National Forestnational forest · 5.8 mi · 19,439 acresDaniels Ridge Wilidlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 3,379 acresPotts Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 18,472 acresMoncove Lake State Parkstate park · 8.3 miMoncove Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 792 acresCove Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.2 mi · 423 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 3.6 on 30 May 197416 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201714 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMonroe County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025337 of 357 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Giles County, VA, 22 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Unionserves 758 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,215 ft675 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center12.4 miPost officeUnion Post Office2.0 miTown hallUnion Town Hall2.1 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 6 - Union Detachment1.6 miFire stationUnion Community Volunteer Fire Department Union Station2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine14.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB19 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO108 miInterstateI-6414 miUS highwayUS 2191.6 miAmtrakAlderson, WV ALD12 miCoachBlacksburg (Transit Center)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24983 ZIP area.
