Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:03 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:36 am – 5:09 pm
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People1,380 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.1716 householdsMedian household income $41,198Median home value $125,60077% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $569 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting19.1% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 414 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, retail 20%, manufacturing 20%Average commute 29 minutes83% drive alone, 3% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 19°F43 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month July38 in of snow a year, on about 20 days0 days above 90°F, 140 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beckley Va Hospital station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksLilly Mountainpeak · 3.0 miStephens Lakelake · 3.5 miNew River Community and Technical Collegecollege · 4.6 miWest Virginia University Institute of Technologycollege · 4.6 miHarper Springspring · 3.7 miBlue Jay Lakelake · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSophia Little League Ballfieldspark · 2.0 miFitzpatrick Parkpark · 3.1 miLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 9.1 mi · 552 acresNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 11.2 mi · 52,890 acresTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 11.2 mi · 3,744 acresPlum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 3,257 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 19 Jun 197633 mi away, near Gary, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201735 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, 42 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% 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
Elevation2,432 ft741 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBeckley Veterans Affairs Medical Center3.8 miPost officeCrab Orchard Post Office1.2 miTown hallSophia Town Hall2.2 miPoliceSophia Police Department2.2 miFire stationTown of Sophia Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryRaleigh Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeNew River Community and Technical College4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW7.9 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO135 miInterstateI-772.5 miUS highwayUS 195.4 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC13 miCoachBeckleyBarons Bus Lines3.5 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 25827 ZIP area.
