Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min6:04 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:40 am – 5:11 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 25°F50 in of rain a year, on about 101 dayswettest month July17 in of snow a year, on about 12 days34 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Madison 3nnw station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksBuck Knobpeak · 1.8 miBlue Knobpeak · 3.9 miJack Smith Branch Impoundmentreservoir · 5.2 miSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Boone - Lincoln Campuscollege · 7.6 miRiver Forkriver · 6.9 miFork Creek Lakelake · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWater Ways Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 103 acresHilbert Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 384 acresUpper Mud River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 1,436 acresMadison Danville Community Centerpark · 7.8 miBig Ugly Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 5,476 acresMarmet Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 18.4 mi · 154 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 16 Dec 202435 mi away, near Chesapeake, OhioMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 16 Dec 202435 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLincoln County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 22 mi away
Drinking waterLincoln PSDserves 4,039 people from surface water13 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2026: surface water treatment, treatment technique39 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,124 ft343 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBoone Memorial Hospital10.9 miPost officeAlkol Post Office1.9 miTown hallDanville Town Hall8.4 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 5-Madison Detachment7.9 miFire stationMorrisvale Volunteer Fire Department3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Boone - Lincoln Campus7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW21 miMajor airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport CMH136 miInterstateI-6415 miUS highwayUS 1192.8 miAmtrakCharleston, WV CHW18 miCoachCharleston (City Center)Barons Bus Lines18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25572 ZIP area.
