Local servicesHospitalBeckley Veterans Affairs Medical Center9.5 miPost officeHelen Post Office3.6 miTown hallSophia Town Hall4.9 miPoliceLester Police Department4.0 miFire stationLester Volunteer Fire Department4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Wyoming - McDowell Campus7.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW14 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO134 miInterstateI-647.9 miUS highwayUS 1911 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC19 miCoachBeckleyBarons Bus Lines8.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25920 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25920 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:04 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:36 am – 5:10 pm
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People330 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.949 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 22°F49 in of rain a year, on about 105 dayswettest month July38 in of snow a year, on about 20 days18 days above 90°F, 117 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mullens 3 E station, 8 mi away; snow from Beckley Va Hospital
Nearby landmarksRichard Cozart Springspring · 1.3 miHallie Basham Springspring · 2.1 miBuck Fork Lakelake · 3.7 miSouthern West Virginia Community and Technical College - Wyoming - McDowell Campuscollege · 7.2 miStephens Lakelake · 6.4 miOtsego Mine Impoundmentreservoir · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 5.5 mi · 3,744 acresSophia Little League Ballfieldspark · 6.0 miLake Stephens Recreation Arearecreation area · 7.0 mi · 1,826 acresLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 552 acresCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 16.0 mi · 559 acresNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 17.0 mi · 52,890 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Nov 200646 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201738 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, 43 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription45% 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 waterRaleigh County PSD Slab Forkserves 550 people from surface water purchased6 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,807 ft551 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
