Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min6:00 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:38 am – 5:06 pm
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People825 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.0366 householdsMedian household income $53,125Median home value $188,400Median rent $648 a month53% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $337 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 361 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, finance, insurance and real estate 15%, construction 11%Average commute 40 minutes74% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 24°F53 in of rain a year, on about 91 dayswettest month June18 in of snow a year, on about 12 days23 days above 90°F, 116 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clendenin station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksPilot Knobpeak · 1.8 miMount Pisgahpeak · 6.7 miHerman Nelson Springspring · 5.6 miTrudice Carper Springspring · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWallback Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 12,560 acresClay County Parkpark · 2.8 miMorris Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 8,860 acresGauley River National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 22.0 mi · 5,067 acresSummersville Recreation Arearecreation area · 21.8 mi · 9,810 acresCarnifex Ferry Battlefield State Parkstate park · 24.1 mi · 292 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 3.4 on 31 Mar 201316 mi away, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201316 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowClay 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, 28 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterClay-roane PSD (procious District)serves 2,199 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202185 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,320 ft402 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBraxton County Memorial Hospital20.8 miPost officeWallback Post Office1.9 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 4 - Clay Detachment3.5 miFire stationBig Otter Volunteer Fire Department4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW29 miMajor airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH139 miInterstateI-792.6 miUS highwayUS 11913 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG28 miCoachClendeninBarons Bus Lines14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25285 ZIP area.
