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, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksValley College - Beckleycollege · under a mileNew River Community and Technical Collegecollege · under a mileLilly Mountainpeak · 4.4 miBatoff Mountainpeak · 4.7 miBlue Jay Lakelake · 4.9 miStephens Lakelake · 5.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNew River Parkpark · under a mileLewis McManus Walking Trailrecreation area · under a mileLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 6.3 mi · 552 acresNew River Gorge National Park and Preservenational conservation area · 6.6 mi · 52,890 acresPlum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.5 mi · 3,257 acresBeury Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.6 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 197638 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
Elevation2,340 ft713 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRaleigh General Hospitalunder a milePost officeGeneral Alfred E Beckley Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBeckley City Hallunder a milePoliceBeckley Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationBeckley Fire Department Station 11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherElementaryCrescent Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddlePark Middle School1.1 miElementaryMabscott Elementary School1.2 miCollegeValley College - Beckleyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW3.9 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO136 miInterstateI-771.3 miUS highwayUS 191.3 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC8.8 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhoundunder a mileTransit12 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 25926 ZIP area.
