Charleston, WV Noise Levels
Noise levels in Charleston, WV
At 47.5 dB(A), Charleston, WV falls inside HUD's "Acceptable" noise zone, 65 dB(A) day-night average or below under 24 CFR 51.104, the federal government's own line for building housing with no extra sound attenuation required. That's the reading at Charleston's Census-defined center point, not any one street, BTS's map is a live raster, not a per-address service.
Where Charleston's noise comes from
BTS models these three sources separately before combining them, so a place can be quiet on two and loud on the third.
How Charleston compares nationally
Charleston ranks 1,943 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. By population, it ranks 882 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 46,482 people.
Checking one address in Charleston
Charleston's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Charleston's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Charleston reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.