Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:58 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:35 am – 5:04 pm
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People217 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.137 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% 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 83°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 20°F60 in of rain a year, on about 119 dayswettest month July91 in of snow a year, on about 37 days7 days above 90°F, 140 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Webster Springs 8 N station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsBig Ditch Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 355 acresMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 11.8 mi · 922,098 acresSutton Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.4 mi · 12,634 acresHolly River State Parkstate park · 16.1 mi · 8,128 acresElk River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.4 miSummersville Recreation Arearecreation area · 21.7 mi · 9,810 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199138 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201323 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWebster County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively LowSource: 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, 57 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription95% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCowen PSDserves 3,098 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2023: surface water treatment, treatment technique41 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,525 ft770 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWebster County Memorial Hospital5.6 miPost officeUpperglade Post Office1.9 miTown hallWebster Springs City Hall5.4 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Webster Springs Detachment2.1 miFire stationCowen Volunteer Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB40 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT143 miInterstateI-7918 miUS highwayUS 1914 miAmtrakThurmond, WV THN46 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26266 ZIP area.
