Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:56 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:33 am – 5:02 pm
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People744 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.3290 householdsMedian household income $48,542Median home value $88,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $602 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 297 employedMain industries: finance, insurance and real estate 31%, hospitality, food and recreation 30%, retail 16%Average commute 30 minutes74% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages5% 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 75°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F63 in of rain a yearwettest month May145 in of snow a year, on about 51 days0 days above 90°F, 159 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kumbrabow station, 8 mi away; snow from Snowshoe
Parks and public landsMonongahela National Forestnational forest · within reach · 922,098 acresBecky Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 1,904 acresSlaty Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.3 miCass Scenic Railroad State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 383 acresHuttonsville State Farm Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 2,805 acresHolly River State Parkstate park · 16.8 mi · 8,128 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199142 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201344 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRandolph County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 363 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tucker County, WV, 47 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWhitmer Public Water Systemserves 254 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2022: disinfection by-products, treatment technique41 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,037 ft926 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWebster County Memorial Hospital21.2 miPost officeValley Head Post Office1.0 miFire stationValley Head Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB51 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT136 miInterstateI-7936 miUS highwayUS 219under a mileAmtrakWhite Sulphur Springs, WV WSS54 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26294 ZIP area.
