Noise Levels in 25387, WV | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
54 dBA
Average noise across 25387
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,180
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
43% of 25387 residents
88 dBA
Loudest residential point
Lawnmower at 1 m
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across 25387 at 100-meter resolution, combining road, aviation, and rail sources. Green areas measure below 45 dBA. Orange and red exceed the EPA's 55 dBA outdoor threshold linked to long-term health effects. Use the layer toggles to view each source on its own or all together.
What the numbers sound like
- 30 dBAWhisper
- 40 dBASoft rainfall
- 45 dBAQuiet suburban street at night
- 50 dBAQuiet office
- 55 dBAEPA outdoor threshold: light traffic 100 ft away
- 60 dBANormal conversation an arm's length away
- 65 dBABusy restaurant
- 70 dBAHighway traffic 50 ft away
- 80 dBACity bus interior
Population Above the EPA Outdoor Threshold
The EPA's 55 dBA outdoor reference level is a common benchmark for residential noise exposure, especially for activity interference, annoyance, and long-term community noise concerns. About 1,180 25387 residents, or 43.1%, live above that level. By land area, 47.4% of 25387 is above 55 dBA.
52.6% below 55 dBA
47.4% above 55 dBA
See how noise in 25387 compares to similar-sized zip codes.
Noise by Part of 25387
Average noise levels for 25387 residents, grouped by direction from the center of 25387. The highest population-weighted average is in western 25387; the lowest is in northern 25387, where just 6% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a fifth of the share in the loudest section.
Western 25387
63.1 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Southern 25387
62.6 dBA · Loud
Busy restaurant
Central 25387
57.5 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Southeastern 25387
56.8 dBA · Moderate-loud
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
Northern 25387
46.9 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
To the human ear, noise in western 25387 sounds about 207% louder than in northern 25387, a 16.2 dBA gap. Every 10 dBA roughly doubles perceived loudness. Within any of these directions, two homes a quarter mile apart can still differ by 10 or more dBA depending on how close they sit to a major highway.
How far back from Seventh Ave do you need to be?
Seventh Ave produces an estimated 68 dBA at its loudest centerline points. Noise drops logarithmically with distance, with the exact rate depending on what's between you and the road. Tree cover, walls, terrain, and pavement type all matter. At roughly a quarter mile back, traffic fades into the noise level of a soft rainfall.
At source
68 dBA
Highway traffic 50 ft away
165 ft
55 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
330 ft
48 dBA
Quiet office
660 ft
41 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 33% of 25387 sits under tree canopy (heavier than most zip codes) and roughly 41% is impervious surface like pavement and rooftops. Both are folded into the per-place decay rate above. Heavier canopy pulls noise down faster with distance; impervious surfaces slow the drop.
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Rail Noise
Active freight rail runs through parts of 25387. For most blocks the rail-only contribution is small. Combined road-plus-rail noise rarely exceeds road noise on its own. The exceptions are the handful of blocks within roughly a quarter mile of the right-of-way during pass-through hours.
Use the Rail toggle on the map above to isolate rail's contribution from road and aviation.
How Noise Is Distributed Across 25387
The bar chart below shows the share of 25387 residents in each noise band. About 52% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 17% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How 25387 Compares
25387 sits at the quieter end of the spectrum. Below: how 25387's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with 25301, 25315, 25015, and 25168.
Average noise level (dBA)
25387's 54.4 dBA pop-weighted average is at the quieter end of the spectrum. West Virginia as a whole averages 47.7 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than 25387 because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 43.1% of 25387 residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's in the middle of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 47.4% of 25387's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a West Virginia average of 21.6% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to 25387
- Distance from highways matters more than the neighborhood name. Two homes in the same zip code can differ by 20 dBA if one sits 100 meters from Seventh Ave and the other 500 meters away. The model captures this at 100-meter resolution, so noise exposure changes block by block.
- Tree canopy can help reduce modeled noise exposure. Roughly 33% of 25387 is under tree cover (heavier than most zip codes), and the dominant land cover is medium-intensity developed land. Both are measured from federal USDA Forest Service and USGS satellite imagery at 30-meter resolution. Streets with 60% or higher canopy show 3 to 5 dBA lower noise than comparable streets with bare ground or pavement, which is why the per-place decay rate above already accounts for it.
