Ranson corporation, WV: what USGS's seismic model says

Under the seismic model IBC and ASCE 7 use for new construction, Ranson corporation is Category B. Low seismic hazard. Code requires basic seismic detailing (bracing, connections) but no special structural system restrictions. Nationally, Ranson corporation ranks above 40% of the 4,875 cities in this dataset for seismic hazard - the 40th percentile.

Ranson corporation by the numbers

The raw figures: peak ground acceleration 0.064g, short-period spectral response 0.126g, 1-second spectral response 0.043g. Among 26 West Virginia cities in this dataset, Ranson corporation ranks 13 for seismic hazard, the 52th percentile within the state. About 6,035 people live in Ranson corporation, West Virginia.

Bracing and bolting: the actual cost

Outside California, no state-level retrofit grant equivalent to Brace + Bolt could be found for West Virginia. A typical retrofit still runs $5,000-$10,000 nationally, about $7,000 for a common single-family job.

Insuring against this, not just retrofitting

Outside California, earthquake coverage is typically sold as an endorsement added to a standard homeowners policy, not a separate product - worth asking about directly when getting a home-insurance quote for a Ranson corporation address.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide covers exactly how USGS's public design-maps API produced Ranson corporation's numbers. The guide to what a Seismic Design Category actually means covers why a category is never a substitute for an engineer's assessment of one specific house.