Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min6:04 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:39 am – 5:10 pm
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People1,457 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.3535 householdsMedian household income $46,705Median home value $91,900Median rent $493 a month94% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $726 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 520 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 27%, education and health care 17%, retail 13%Average commute 38 minutes73% drive alone, 21% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Mountain Slurry Pondlake · 3.3 miChesterfield Mine Siltation Pondlake · 4.7 miWorkman Knobpeak · 7.3 miSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Boone - Lincoln Campuscollege · 9.9 miBee Mountainpeak · 9.7 miRobinhood Impoundmentreservoir · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMarmet Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.6 mi · 154 acresLondon Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 17.6 miChief Logan State Parkstate park · 22.0 mi · 3,318 acresHawks Nest State Parkstate park · 28.3 mi · 207 acresNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 31.0 mi · 52,890 acresGauley River National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 35.2 mi · 5,067 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 3.4 on 19 Jun 197649 mi away, near Gary, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Jun 199121 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBoone 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, 20 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Elevation1,276 ft389 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBoone Memorial Hospital9.0 miPost officeOrgas Post Office3.7 miTown hallMadison City Hall9.8 miPoliceSylvester Police Department5.1 miFire stationRacine Volunteer Fire Department6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Boone - Lincoln Campus9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYeager Airport CRW23 miInterstateI-7712 miUS highwayUS 11911 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG20 miCoachCharleston (City Center)Barons Bus Lines21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25181 ZIP area.
