Local servicesHospitalWebster County Memorial Hospital4.1 miPost officeBergoo Post Office3.2 miTown hallWebster Springs City Hall4.4 miPoliceWebster County Sheriff's Office4.4 miFire stationWebster Springs Volunteer Fire Department4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB46 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT137 miInterstateI-7922 miUS highwayUS 21914 miAmtrakWhite Sulphur Springs, WV WSS50 miCoachSutton FlatwoodBarons Bus Lines21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26288 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26288 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:57 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:35 am – 5:03 pm
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People3,148 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.81,209 householdsMedian household income $34,801Median home value $80,200Median rent $708 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $284 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.0% unemployment rate43% of adults are in the labour force, 1,020 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, retail 16%, farming, forestry and mining 16%Average commute 30 minutes80% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksRichard D Pyles Springspring · under a mileBill Knobpeak · 2.0 miJonathan Knobpeak · 2.2 miGwen Wyatt Springspring · 2.6 miBack Fork Elk Riverriver · 4.4 miWhitaker Fallswaterfall · 8.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 2.9 mi · 922,098 acresHolly River State Parkstate park · 8.4 mi · 8,128 acresSlatyfork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.8 mi · 62 acresSutton Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.9 mi · 12,634 acresBig Ditch Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 355 acresCass Scenic Railroad State Parkstate park · 23.1 mi · 383 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 199140 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201328 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 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, 59 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% 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
Elevation2,562 ft781 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
