Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:08 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:40 am – 5:14 pm
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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, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsFishtrap Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.6 mi · 15,592 acresFishtrap Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 13,136 acresMountain Pub Linkspark · 4.9 mi · 129 acresFishtrap Lake Parkpark · 8.2 mi · 302 acresBreaks Interstate Parkstate park · 15.1 mi · 1,022 acresJohn W Flannagan Recreation Arearecreation area · 20.9 mi · 8,139 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200631 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201249 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
Drinking waterMountain Water Distserves 44,057 people from surface water10 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,814 ft553 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center10.8 miPost officePinsonfork Post Office3.1 miFire stationKimper Volunteer Fire Department Station 22.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Williamson Campus10.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS60 miUS highwayUS 1195.4 miAmtrakAshland, KY AKY69 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41546 ZIP area.
