Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:03 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:36 am – 5:10 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Nearby landmarksBald Knobpeak · 5.7 miRich Knobpeak · 3.6 miNew River Community and Technical Collegecollege · 6.2 miHarper Springspring · 5.3 miFlat Top Lakelake · 7.6 miLondon Mills Springspring · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCamp Creek State Parkstate park · 8.5 mi · 559 acresTwin Falls Resort State Parkstate park · 9.6 mi · 3,744 acresSophia Little League Ballfieldspark · 7.2 miFitzpatrick Parkpark · 9.4 miLittle Beaver State Parkstate park · 12.4 mi · 552 acresPipestem Resort State Parkstate park · 12.7 mi · 4,211 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 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 201731 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, 36 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
Elevation2,543 ft775 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBeckley Veterans Affairs Medical Center11.0 miPost officeJosephine Post Office1.1 miTown hallSophia Town Hall6.8 miPoliceSophia Police Department6.8 miFire stationRhodell Volunteer Fire Department3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNew River Community and Technical College6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW14 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO127 miInterstateI-776.1 miUS highwayUS 196.6 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN19 miCoachBeckley Intermodal Parking GarageGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 25857 ZIP area.
