Suspension Bridge Wheeling, WV About Your Area Your Local EMA About Community Alert Programs & Resources Volunteering Emergency Contacts LEARNING CENTER		City: Wheeling, WV FOUNDED: 1769 INCORPORATED: 1836 WEST VIRGINIA STATEHOOD: 1863 WHEELING POPULATION (2000 Census): 31,419 OHIO COUNTY POPULATION (2000 Census): 47,427 LOCATION: Between Pennsylvania and Ohio on the Ohio River in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle CLIMATE: Mean annual temperature: 50.5o Fahrenheit Spring: 49.7o Fahrenheit Summer: 72.7o Fahrenheit Autumn: 53o Fahrenheit Winter: 29.3o Fahrenheit Average annual precipitation: 37 inches ELEVATION: 687 feet above sea level at downtown Wheeling to 1,300 feet in some residential areas EDUCATION: County Public Schools: One senior high school (9-12) Four middle schools 10 elementary schools Parochial Schools: Two senior high schools (9-12) Eight elementary schools Private Schools: One preschool -6 One preschool -6 for boys One preschool -12 for girls One 5-12, co-ed Colleges and Universities: Wheeling Jesuit University Bethany College West Liberty State College West Virginia Northern Community College West Virginia University Graduate Center HOSPITALS: Wheeling Hospital Ohio Valley Medical Center (OVMC) MEDIA: Newspaper: The Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register Radio: WWVA (1170 AM), official emergency broadcast station NOAA Weather Radio Television: WTRF-TV (CBS) WTOV-TV (NBC) WBWO (WB) TRANSPORTATION: Air: Wheeling-Ohio County Airport Pittsburgh International Airport (60 miles from Wheeling, WV) Highway: Interstates 70 and 470 Interstate 79 (32 miles east) Interstate 77 (50 miles west) US Routes 40 and 250 West Virginia Routes 2 and 88 Ohio Route 7 (across state line) Rail: Freight: CSX System Passenger: Amtrak Service (Pittsburgh) Public: Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority (OVRTA) WATER: The Ohio River with 12 barge lines and barge services UTILITIES: Electricity: American Electric Power Natural Gas: Allegheny Power Telephone: Verizon Water/Sewage: Municipally owned and operated Source: Wheeling Chamber of Commerce		Friday, September 3, 2010 Already receive alerts? Sign in. E-mail: Password: Did you forget your password? Six inches of water will reach the bottom of most passenger cars, causing loss of control and possible stalling. Flood Recovery Brings Many Hazards Written by Dr. William Mercer Director Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department ::read article view full calendar
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