Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:53 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:32 am – 4:59 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 16°F55 in of rain a year, on about 115 dayswettest month May103 in of snow a year, on about 43 days0 days above 90°F, 168 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Glady 1 N station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSWALLOW ROCK TRAILHEADtrailhead · under a mileBEE RUN TRAILHEADtrailhead · 1.3 miGATEWOOD CAMPGROUNDcampground · 3.6 miHorse Rockpeak · 3.0 miMary Elza Springspring · 3.0 miLittle Middle Mountainpeak · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMonongahela National Forestnational forest · 2.8 mi · 922,098 acresCanaan Valley Resort State Parkstate park · 17.2 mi · 5,807 acresCanaan Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.7 mi · 16,987 acresBlackwater Falls State Parkstate park · 23.1 mi · 2,280 acresGeorge Washington National Forestnational forest · 26.0 mi · 106,487 acresFairfax Stone State Parkstate park · 29.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Nov 198045 mi away, near Huntersville, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 5 Nov 198045 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRandolph County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 363 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tucker County, WV, 24 mi away
Drinking waterWhitmer Public Water Systemserves 254 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Dec 2022: disinfection by-products, treatment technique41 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,376 ft1,029 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDavis Medical Center19.8 miPost officeRiverton Post Office6.5 miFire stationWhitmer Volunteer Fire Department3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShenandoah Valley Regional Airport SHD50 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD114 miUS highwayUS 335.9 miAmtrakStaunton, VA STA50 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26296 ZIP area.
