Area data
Piedmont, WV — ZIP 26750
Population: 759 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with inlandflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 10.5% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 322.2 (-1.4% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 89.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $13.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- inlandFlooding
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate · landslide: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 43% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 70.2%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (USNAVY) (3.6 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 53.0°F
- Average high
- 65.0°F
- Average low
- 41.0°F
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7a (extreme annual low 0 to 5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 5
- Nearest national park
- Flight 93 National Memorial (36 mi)
- National parks include
- Flight 93 National Memorial, Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 14
- Nearest airport
- Gerstell Farms Airport (5 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 11
- Hospitals include
- GARRETT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, WESTERN MARYLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, THOMAS B FINAN CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 2
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,944
- Housing built before 1970
- 66.3%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 5.9%
- Median annual property tax
- $506
- Mean commute to work
- 27 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 72.8%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 7,077
- Average weekly wage
- $992
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Professional Services, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 56
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 26750?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: inlandFlooding.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 26750?
- Risk to homes is higher than 43% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 26750?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 26750?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (USNAVY), 3.6 mi.
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 26750?
- Regional Price Parity: 89.5 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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