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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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, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksValley College - Beckleycollege · under a mileNew River Community and Technical Collegecollege · 1.6 miBatoff Mountainpeak · 3.5 miLilly Mountainpeak · 5.4 miBlue Jay Lakelake · 5.5 miLittle Beaver Lakelake · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLewis McManus Walking Trailrecreation area · 1.0 miNew River Parkpark · 1.3 miNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 5.5 mi · 52,890 acresLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 6.0 mi · 552 acresPlum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 3,257 acresBeury Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 1,581 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 19 Jun 197639 mi away, near Gary, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201735 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, 41 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
Elevation2,322 ft708 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBeckley Appalachian Regional Hospitalunder a milePost officeBeckley Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBeckley City Hall1.7 miPoliceBeckley Police Department - Maxwell Hill Precinctunder a mileFire stationBeckley Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherHighWoodrow Wilson High Schoolunder a mileSchoolTrinity Christian Academyunder a mileElementaryMaxwell Hill Elementary School1.1 miCollegeValley College - Beckleyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW3.2 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO136 miInterstateI-771.8 miUS highwayUS 19under a mileAmtrakPrince, WV PRC7.6 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound1.8 miTransit9 stops within a mileNew River Transit (NRT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25919 ZIP area.
