Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:01 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:33 am – 5:07 pm
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People37 residentsin the ZIP code area19 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 22°F41 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month May12 in of snow a year, on about 7 days20 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alderson station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksWolf Creek Mountainpeak · 2.1 miPatricks Peakpeak · 2.2 miWoodrum Springspring · 3.0 miPence Springspring · 4.8 miJohnson Islandisland · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAlderson Athletic Fieldrecreation area · 4.3 miAlderson Recreation Arearecreation area · 5.0 miDaniels Ridge Wilidlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 3,379 acresBluestone Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.7 mi · 22,147 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 14.2 miMoncove Lake State Parkstate park · 15.4 mi · 125 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197423 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201714 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMonroe County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025337 of 357 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Giles County, VA, 24 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL100% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRed Sulphur PSDserves 5,331 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Feb 2026: coliform bacteria, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,939 ft591 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center11.9 miPost officeWolfcreek Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAlderson City Hall4.3 miPoliceAlderson Police Department4.3 miFire stationAlderson Volunteer Fire Department Station 104.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine14.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB19 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO115 miInterstateI-6414 miUS highwayUS 2196.7 miAmtrakAlderson, WV ALD4.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24993 ZIP area.
