Local servicesHospitalBeckley Veterans Affairs Medical Center3.8 miPost officeDaniels Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBeckley City Hall3.9 miPoliceBeckley Police Department - East Beckley Precinct2.9 miFire stationBeaver Volunteer Fire Department Station 11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryDaniels Elementary School1.6 miCollegeNew River Community and Technical College2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW3.7 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO131 miInterstateI-641.5 miUS highwayUS 191.1 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC9.3 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound4.2 miTransit1 stop within a mileNew River Transit (NRT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25816 ZIP area.
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:03 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, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksNew River Community and Technical Collegecollege · 2.2 miBlue Jay Lakelake · 1.7 miShady Spring Mountainpeak · 2.2 miHecks Knobpeak · 1.7 miBeckly Water Supply Number One Lakelake · 2.8 miWest Virginia University Institute of Technologycollege · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 2.7 mi · 552 acresPiney Creek Trail/ Mill Sitehistoric site · 2.7 miFitzpatrick Parkpark · 3.2 miNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 6.8 mi · 52,890 acresBluestone Lake State Parkstate park · 12.9 mi · 891 acresBluestone State Parkstate park · 13.1 mi · 1,114 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197446 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201730 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, 37 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
Elevation2,232 ft680 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
