Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:54 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:36 am – 5:01 pm
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People1,107 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.5572 householdsMedian household income $47,951Median home value $133,00098% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $404 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting13.7% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 392 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 15%, public administration 14%Average commute 23 minutes81% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 21°F49 in of rain a year, on about 102 dayswettest month July39 in of snow a year, on about 25 days11 days above 90°F, 133 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buckhannon station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksCentury Number One Cummunity Springspring · 1.7 miMcCoy Lakelake · 3.0 miBuckhannon Riverriver · 4.4 miNutters Place Springspring · 4.4 miMiddle Fork Riverriver · 6.6 miKing Knobpeak · 5.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAudra State Parkstate park · 6.1 mi · 344 acresMemorial Parkpark · 6.2 mi · 188 acresDayton Parkpark · 6.9 miPleasant Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 2,786 acresWatters Smith Memorial State Parkstate park · 13.7 mi · 537 acresTygart Lake State Parkstate park · 13.9 mi · 2,103 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201348 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201348 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBarbour County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: 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, 32 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCentury Volga PSDserves 2,603 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,485 ft453 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBroaddus Hospital5.9 miPost officeVolga Post Office1.8 miTown hallPhilippi City Hall7.3 miPolicePhilippi Police Department7.3 miFire stationWarren District Volunteer Fire Department Station 63.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Virginia Wesleyan College8.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorth Central West Virginia Airport CKB14 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT96 miInterstateI-7911 miUS highwayUS 119under a mileAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV70 miCoachWestonBarons Bus Lines15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26238 ZIP area.
