Local servicesHospitalSouthern Hills Rehabilitation Hospital3.7 miPost officeSpanishburg Post Office2.0 miTown hallPrinceton City Hall3.9 miPoliceMercer County Sheriff's Office3.5 miFire stationBluestone Valley Volunteer Fire Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementarySpanishburg Elementary School1.8 miCollegeValley College - Princeton3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW26 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO112 miInterstateI-772.2 miUS highwayUS 191.0 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN21 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:03 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:35 am – 5:10 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 22°F41 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month May24 in of snow a year, on about 16 days3 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Athens station, 4 mi away; rain from Princeton
Parks and public landsJefferson National Forestnational forest · under a mile · 711,977 acresCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 6.0 mi · 559 acresPrinceton City Parkpark · 3.8 miPipestem Resort State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 4,211 acresGlenwood Recreational Parkpark · 6.2 mi · 237 acresPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 11.9 mi · 393 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Nov 200647 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201722 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMercer 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, 23 mi away
Drinking waterWvawc Bluefield Districtserves 12,174 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,472 ft753 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
