Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min6:03 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:38 am – 5:09 pm
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People36 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.215 households0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F46 in of rain a year, on about 94 dayswettest month July38 in of snow a year, on about 20 days22 days above 90°F, 90 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, London Locks station, 17 mi away; snow from Beckley Va Hospital
Nearby landmarksTruax-Traer Coal Company Springspring · 2.0 miTruax-Traer Company Springspring · 3.8 miKayford Mountainpeak · 5.0 miWriston Knobpeak · 4.0 miLower Big Branch Refuse Impoundmentreservoir · 4.8 miCollins Fork Impoundmentreservoir · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPlum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 3,257 acresLondon Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 16.5 miKanawha Falls Parkstate recreation area · 18.8 miNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 20.7 mi · 52,890 acresMarmet Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 20.4 mi · 154 acresHawks Nest State Parkstate park · 21.6 mi · 207 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 197644 mi away, near Gary, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Dec 200143 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, 25 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% 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
Elevation1,749 ft533 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMontgomery General Hospital17.0 miPost officeDorothy Post Officeunder a milePoliceWest Virginia State Police Troop 5 District 3 Whitesville3.4 miFire stationWhitesville Volunteer Fire Department2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW23 miInterstateI-777.2 miUS highwayUS 6016 miAmtrakMontgomery, WV MNG17 miCoachBeckleyBarons Bus Lines17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25060 ZIP area.
