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Country around Hillsboro is a rural area of about 1,075 people in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Beckley, WV and 154 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $715 a month.
1,075people
$227kTypical home
$715/moRent
74° / 32°Summer / winter
61"Snow
192Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,075 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 56 mi to Beckley, WV
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,431/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 48
- 21% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to LWB airport
- 149 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,967 ft
- 161 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pocahontas County: R+50 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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.