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 – 5:10 pm
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People106 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.948 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages55% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 31% 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, 5 mi away; snow from Beckley Va Hospital
Parks and public landsTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 7.2 mi · 3,744 acresSophia Little League Ballfieldspark · 5.6 miFitzpatrick Parkpark · 8.2 miCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 11.9 mi · 559 acresLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 12.7 mi · 552 acresPipestem Resort State Parkstate park · 15.9 mi · 4,211 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 200647 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 201734 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 home48% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL48% rely on a mobile data plan alone52% 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
Elevation2,252 ft686 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBeckley Veterans Affairs Medical Center9.7 miPost officeHelen Post Office1.8 miTown hallSophia Town Hall4.7 miPoliceSophia Police Department4.7 miFire stationRhodell Volunteer Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNew River Community and Technical College9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW13 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO130 miInterstateI-777.5 miUS highwayUS 199.3 miAmtrakPrince, WV PRC19 miCoachBeckleyBarons Bus Lines10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25853 ZIP area.
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