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Country around Asbury is a rural area of about 322 people in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Beckley, WV and 171 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $868 a month.
322people
$333kTypical home
$868/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
19"Snow
215Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 322 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 171 mi to Richmond, VA
- 32 mi to Beckley, WV
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,101/mo)
- Median rent $868/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 215 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 150 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (834 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to LWB airport
- 125 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,139 ft
- 180 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greenbrier County: R+42 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.