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Country around Walkersville is a rural area of about 1,174 people in Lewis County, West Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Morgantown, WV and 109 miles from Pittsburgh, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $715 a month.
1,174people
$208kTypical home
$715/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
29"Snow
192Sunny days
167Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,174 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Pittsburgh, PA
- 58 mi to Morgantown, WV
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,311/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 167 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (54 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (485 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CKB airport
- 110 mi to PIT (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,381 ft
- 172 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+59 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
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.