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Country around Birch River is a rural area of about 723 people in Nicholas County, West Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Charleston, WV and 142 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $825 a month.
723people
$84kTypical home
$825/moRent
81° / 38°Summer / winter
54"Snow
192Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 723 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 51 mi to Charleston, WV
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$532/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (531 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 20% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to LWB airport
- 142 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,179 ft
- 181 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nicholas County: R+60 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