Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:07 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:39 am – 5:13 pm
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People246 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.6160 householdsMedian household income $12,410Median home value $9,999100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,526 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher49% 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 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 26°F48 in of rain a year, on about 102 dayswettest month July13 in of snow a year, on about 7 days44 days above 90°F, 95 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Williamson station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksHigh Knobpeak · 5.8 miSulphur Knobpeak · 4.5 miRed Jacket Impoundmentreservoir · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBig South Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 5,171 acresPanther Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 11,519 acresPanther State Foreststate park · 13.8 miFishtrap Recreation Arearecreation area · 12.9 mi · 15,592 acresR.D. Bailey Recreation Arearecreation area · 15.9 mi · 19,158 acresBreaks Interstate Parkstate park · 19.7 mi · 3,056 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200627 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200627 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePike County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighRiver flooding 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, Pike County monitors, KY
Internet at home43% of households have a broadband subscription11% have cable, fibre or DSL32% rely on a mobile data plan alone57% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMountain Water Distserves 44,057 people from surface water11 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,525 ft465 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWilliamson Memorial Hospital13.8 miPost officeMajestic Post Officeunder a milePoliceMatewan Police Department7.0 miFire stationPhelps Volunteer Fire Department Station 32.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Williamson Campus14.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW56 miUS highwayUS 527.0 miAmtrakAshland, KY AKY72 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41547 ZIP area.
