Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min6:03 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:37 am – 5:09 pm
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People351 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 23.767 householdsMedian household income $41,179Median home value $41,300Median rent $827 a month52% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher55% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 7%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 23°F48 in of rain a year, on about 102 dayswettest month June38 in of snow a year, on about 20 days2 days above 90°F, 115 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oak Hill station, 15 mi away; snow from Beckley Va Hospital
Nearby landmarksKayford Mountainpeak · 3.1 miWriston Knobpeak · 2.8 miTruax-Traer Coal Company Springspring · 2.9 miTruax-Traer Company Springspring · 4.6 miCollins Fork Impoundmentreservoir · 5.2 miRowland Mine Impoundmentreservoir · 5.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPlum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 3,257 acresNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 18.1 mi · 52,890 acresLondon Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 17.1 miKanawha Falls Parkstate recreation area · 18.0 miHawks Nest State Parkstate park · 20.3 mi · 207 acresTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 20.7 mi · 3,744 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 19 Jun 197643 mi away, near Gary, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Dec 200140 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 quality77% of days had good air in 2025281 of 365 days measured84 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 69main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kanawha County, WV, 27 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation1,714 ft522 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCAMC Plateau Medical Center15.4 miPost officeDorothy Post Office2.5 miTown hallPax Town Hall9.5 miPoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 5 District 3 Whitesville5.7 miFire stationWhitesville Volunteer Fire Department5.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW20 miInterstateI-775.8 miUS highwayUS 1914 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG17 miCoachBeckleyBarons Bus Lines15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25048 ZIP area.
