Local servicesHospitalHampshire Memorial Hospital13.3 miPost officeYellow Spring Post Office1.6 miPoliceCapon Bridge Police Department7.8 miFire stationCapon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR54 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD60 miInterstateI-8116 miUS highwayUS 504.1 miAmtrakMartinsburg, WV MRB34 miCoachFront Royal (Riverton Commons)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's24 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 56 min5:47 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:29 am – 4:54 pm
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People218 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.3102 householdsMedian household income $50,833Median home value $110,70080% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $486 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 130 employedMain industries: construction 25%, other services 25%, hospitality, food and recreation 21%Average commute 37 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher56% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 20°F37 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May25 in of snow a year, on about 9 days21 days above 90°F, 141 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wardensville R M Farm station, 8 mi away; snow from Star Tannery
Parks and public landsShort Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 8,246 acresWarden Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 117 acresEdwards Run Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 396 acresCentral Hampshire Parkpark · 8.5 miJ. Allen Hawkins Community Parkpark · 9.5 miLost River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.2 mi · 56 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 3.1 on 26 Apr 197837 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201637 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHampshire County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025270 of 365 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Frederick County, VA, 13 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCentral Hampshire PSDserves 2,274 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,759 ft536 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
