Local servicesHospitalRaleigh General Hospital10.1 miPost officeFairdale Post Office1.3 miTown hallSophia Town Hall9.0 miPoliceLester Police Department5.6 miFire stationTrap Hill Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryFairdale Elementary School1.2 miCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Wyoming - McDowell Campus10.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW14 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO141 miInterstateI-778.9 miUS highwayUS 1910 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC19 miCoachBeckleyBarons Bus Lines7.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25839 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25839 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:03 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:37 am – 5:10 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People390 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.8178 households74% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%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, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsLake Stephens Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.3 mi · 1,826 acresTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 9.4 mi · 3,744 acresSophia Little League Ballfieldspark · 9.5 miPlum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.4 mi · 3,257 acresLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 16.4 mi · 552 acresNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 16.4 mi · 52,890 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Nov 200650 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201743 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, 39 mi away
Internet at home64% of households have a broadband subscription51% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone37% 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
Elevation1,945 ft593 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
