Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:02 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:36 am – 5:09 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 24°F44 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month July56 in of snow a year, on about 33 days1 days above 90°F, 107 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beckley Raleigh Co Ap station
Nearby landmarksNew River Community and Technical Collegecollege · 1.6 miWest Virginia University Institute of Technologycollege · 3.7 miLittle Beaver Lakelake · 3.0 miBatoff Mountainpeak · 4.1 miRound Knobpeak · 3.5 miRiver Branchriver · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 2.7 mi · 552 acresPiney Creek Trail/ Mill Sitehistoric site · 1.2 miNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 3.5 mi · 52,890 acresPaul Cline Memorial Parkpark · 1.3 miBeury Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 1,581 acresPlum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 3,257 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197447 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201731 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowRaleigh County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025337 of 357 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Giles County, VA, 40 mi away
Drinking waterBeckley Water Companyserves 47,386 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,481 ft756 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBeckley Appalachian Regional Hospital2.9 miPost officeBeaver Post Office2.6 miTown hallBeckley City Hall3.7 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 6 Headquarters2.4 miFire stationRaleigh County Memorial Airport Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolVictory Baptist Academy1.5 miCollegeNew River Community and Technical College1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKWunder a mileMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO134 miInterstateI-641.3 miUS highwayUS 192.5 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC5.9 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound4.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25004 ZIP area.
