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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People1,094 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.3614 householdsMedian household income $25,878Median home value $104,00082% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $645 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting12.7% unemployment rate35% of adults are in the labour force, 269 employedMain industries: professional and business services 39%, finance, insurance and real estate 36%, other services 25%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 8% 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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksHarper Springspring · 1.7 miBlue Jay Lakelake · 3.5 miWest Virginia University Institute of Technologycollege · 5.3 miNew River Community and Technical Collegecollege · 5.4 miHecks Knobpeak · 4.4 miLilly Mountainpeak · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSophia Little League Ballfieldspark · under a mileFitzpatrick Parkpark · 2.9 miLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 552 acresNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 11.4 mi · 52,890 acresTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 11.5 mi · 3,744 acresCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 13.9 mi · 559 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197449 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201733 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, 39 mi away
Internet at home46% of households have a broadband subscription37% have cable, fibre or DSL2% rely on a mobile data plan alone41% 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
Elevation2,458 ft749 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBeckley Veterans Affairs Medical Center4.4 miPost officeMidway Post Office1.1 miTown hallSophia Town Hall1.5 miPoliceSophia Police Department1.5 miFire stationCoal City Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherMiddleIndependence Middle Schoolunder a mileHighIndependence High Schoolunder a mileElementaryCoal City Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeWest Virginia University Institute of Technology5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW7.8 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO132 miInterstateI-642.2 miUS highwayUS 195.1 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC14 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound5.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25878 ZIP area.
