Local servicesHospitalWelch Community Hospital4.4 miPost officeWilcoe Post Office1.2 miTown hallGary Town Hall2.1 miPoliceGary Police Department2.1 miFire stationGary Volunteer Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW38 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO127 miInterstateI-7726 miUS highwayUS 522.8 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN43 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24895 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:05 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:36 am – 5:12 pm
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People4 residentsin the ZIP code area4 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F49 in of rain a year, on about 97 dayswettest month July20 in of snow a year, on about 9 days5 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elkhorn station, 10 mi away; rain from Pineville
Parks and public landsTug Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 6,778 acresAnawalt Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 1,796 acresBerwind Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 91 acresPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 16.1 mi · 393 acresPanther State Foreststate park · 16.4 miR.D. Bailey Recreation Arearecreation area · 16.5 mi · 19,158 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200626 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201749 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMcDowell County, WV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025322 of 365 days measured43 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pike County, KY, 46 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Welchserves 2,907 people from ground water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: coliform bacteria, treatment technique17 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,025 ft617 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
