Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:03 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:36 am – 5:09 pm
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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, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksBald Knobpeak · 4.6 miNew River Community and Technical Collegecollege · 4.5 miPond Knobpeak · 1.4 miHarper Springspring · 3.9 miFlat Top Lakelake · 5.2 miBlue Jay Lakelake · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSophia Little League Ballfieldspark · 5.1 miLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 8.7 mi · 552 acresFitzpatrick Parkpark · 6.5 miCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 9.6 mi · 559 acresPipestem Resort State Parkstate park · 11.7 mi · 4,211 acresTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 12.2 mi · 3,744 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 201729 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, 35 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
Elevation2,567 ft782 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBeckley Veterans Affairs Medical Center8.1 miPost officePrincewick Post Office2.1 miTown hallSophia Town Hall5.2 miPoliceSophia Police Department5.2 miFire stationCoal City Volunteer Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNew River Community and Technical College4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW10 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO127 miInterstateI-774.2 miUS highwayUS 194.5 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC16 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound8.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25856 ZIP area.
