Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:03 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:36 am – 5:09 pm
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People130 residentsin the ZIP code area64 households0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksHarper Springspring · 1.3 miBald Knobpeak · 7.7 miBlue Jay Lakelake · 5.9 miRichard Cozart Springspring · 5.3 miNew River Community and Technical Collegecollege · 7.7 miPond Knobpeak · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSophia Little League Ballfieldspark · 3.3 miFitzpatrick Parkpark · 5.7 miTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 9.5 mi · 3,744 acresLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 552 acresCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 12.1 mi · 559 acresNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 14.2 mi · 52,890 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Nov 200649 mi away, near Raven, 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, 38 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
Elevation2,508 ft764 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBeckley Veterans Affairs Medical Center7.3 miPost officePrincewick Post Office1.2 miTown hallSophia Town Hall2.7 miPoliceSophia Police Department2.7 miFire stationCoal City Volunteer Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNew River Community and Technical College7.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW11 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO130 miInterstateI-775.0 miUS highwayUS 197.8 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC17 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound8.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25908 ZIP area.
