Preston County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.5. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2004 was 24.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.9 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.9 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 5.24. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 19.9 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.00492. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.4 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Tunnelton and their reported violations in the past:
TUNNELTON TOWN OF (Population served: 855, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-12-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-06-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-2004)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Tunnelton that have no violations reported:
- DENVER WATER ASSOC (Address: P O BOX 128, Population served: 338, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 26.0%
(24.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.7 people | | West Virginia: |  2.4 people |
| This town: | 67.3% | | Whole state: | 68.1% |
| This town: | 8.5% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tunnelton, WV
Tunnelton compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (62%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Coal or coke (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (4%)
- Electricity (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Preston County West Virginia:
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Religion statistics for Tunnelton (based on Preston County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.46%
| Here | | 33.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Church of the Nazarene | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Church of the Brethren |
|---|
| Adherents | 39.4% | 20.3% | 8.2% | 7.6% | 4.7% |
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| Congregations | 52.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 6.9% | 7.8% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Free Methodist Church of North America | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.6% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 6.5% |
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| Congregations | 2.9% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 10.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 5 | Preston County: | 1.65 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 0.66 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21 | Preston County: | 6.95 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 13 | This county: | 4.30 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Preston County: | 11.6% | | West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Preston County: | 29.0% | | State: | 31.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,853 | $22,236 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,275 | $15,300 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,962 | $23,544 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $5,090 | $20,360 | 0 | $0 |
Tunnelton government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $30,000 ($102.04)
Regular Highways: $21,000 ($71.43)
Financial Administration: $14,000 ($47.62)
General - Other: $3,000 ($10.20)
Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($3.40)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $16,000 ($54.42)
- Local Intergovernmental - Electric Utilities: $6,000 ($20.41)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $54,000 ($183.67)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $96,000 ($326.53)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000 ($3.40)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $62,000 ($210.88)
5.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,738 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.31% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,288 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.42% | | West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Tunnelton:
- WFSP (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
- WMMN (920 AM; 5 kW; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: FANTASIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WAJR (1440 AM; 5 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WCLG (1300 AM; 3 kW; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: BOWERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WMSG (1050 AM; 1 kW; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WBUC (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUCKHANNON, WV; Owner: CAT RADIO, INC.)
- WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tunnelton:
- WKMM (96.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: MARPAT CORPORATION)
- WFSP-FM (107.7 FM; KINGWOOD, WV; Owner: WFSP, INC.)
- WVPM (90.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WWHC (92.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: OAKLAND MEDIA GROUP, INC)
- WKKW (97.9 FM; FAIRMONT, WV; Owner: DESCENDANTS TRUST, LAUREN M.KELLEY, TRUSTEE)
- WRIJ (106.9 FM; MASONTOWN, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE INC.)
- WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
- W242AD (96.3 FM; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WVAQ (101.9 FM; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WKHJ (104.5 FM; MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD; Owner: SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS, INC.)
- WQWV (103.7 FM; FISHER, WV; Owner: MCGUIRE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WBHZ (91.9 FM; ELKINS, WV; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
- WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
- WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
- WDKL (95.9 FM; GRAFTON, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WZST (100.9 FM; WESTOVER, WV; Owner: TSCHUDY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WDZN (100.1 FM; ROMNEY, WV; Owner: CHARTER EQUITIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Tunnelton:
- WNPB-TV (Channel 24; MORGANTOWN, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WGPT (Channel 36; OAKLAND, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- WVFX (Channel 46; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION CLARKSBURG, LLC)
- WBOY-TV (Channel 12; CLARKSBURG, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
Tunnelton fatal accident list:
Nov 27, 2009 02:00 AM, Sr-26, Lat: 39.35083056, Lon: -79.80056111, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 10, 1976 01:50 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Tunnelton)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 1000 E Rt 26 7/10 Mi N (Lat: 39.420083 Lon: -79.753389), Call Sign: KVM802, Licensee ID: L00110018
Assigned Frequencies: 44.0000 MHz
Grant Date: 04/13/1998, Expiration Date: 06/02/2003, Cancellation Date: 09/07/2003
Registrant: Tronagun Corp, Hc 81 Box 5a, Tunnelton, WV 26444 - Rr Mountain Subdivision Milepost 261.2 (Lat: 39.389250 Lon: -79.755611), Structure height: 14 m, Call Sign: WNBE344, Licensee ID: L00003681
Assigned Frequencies: 160.230 MHz, 160.320 MHz, 160.785 MHz
Grant Date: 01/24/2001, Expiration Date: 03/13/2011
Registrant: Csx Transportation Inc., 6735 Southpoint Drive South, Jacksonville, FL 32216, Phone: (904) 332-5965, Fax: (904) 332-6048, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Tunnelton)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150J (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 60173 , Serial Number: 15070123, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 03/24/1969
Registrant (Individual): Richard L Rhodes, Hc 81 Box 47b, Tunnelton, WV 26444
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Tunnelton
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Tunnelton, WV
| Most common first names in Tunnelton, WV among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| William | 27 | 73.5 years |
| John | 26 | 75.6 years |
| Charles | 20 | 73.4 years |
| James | 20 | 65.6 years |
| Robert | 18 | 63.7 years |
| Mary | 17 | 77.8 years |
| George | 15 | 75.8 years |
| Clarence | 12 | 68.8 years |
| Harold | 11 | 71.4 years |
| Virginia | 10 | 76.4 years |
| Most common last names in Tunnelton, WV among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Bolyard | 65 | 77.2 years |
| Wolfe | 34 | 78.5 years |
| Knotts | 30 | 74.6 years |
| Wiles | 24 | 76.2 years |
| Miller | 24 | 75.7 years |
| Weaver | 21 | 73.5 years |
| Ridenour | 20 | 81.9 years |
| Williams | 19 | 80.8 years |
| Shahan | 19 | 77.6 years |
| Wilson | 14 | 79.1 years |
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