Beckley, West Virginia

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Charleston. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the northwest of Beckley and has a population of 53,421 people.^<1>

The next largest community is South Charleston. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the northwest of Beckley and has a population of 13,390 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bluefield (VA)	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	5,143	1.28% increase
	Narrows (VA)	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	2,148	1.75% increase
	Pearisburg (VA)	SE	38 mi [61.2 km]	2,764	1.28% increase
	Tazewell (VA)	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	4,267	1.45% increase
	Bluefield	S	35 mi [56.3 km]	11,093	3.13% decrease
	Fayetteville	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,663	3.3% decrease
	Hinton	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,532	12.08% decrease
	Lewisburg	E	39 mi [62.8 km]	3,533	2.51% decrease
	Madison	NW	40 mi [64.4 km]	2,576	3.77% decrease
	Oak Hill	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	7,211	4.98% decrease
	Princeton	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	6,261	1.35% decrease
	Richwood	NE	46 mi [74 km]	2,309	6.78% decrease
	Summersville	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	3,303	0.27% increase
	Welch	SW	32 mi [51.5 km]	2,220	17.26% decrease
	White Sulphur Springs	E	46 mi [74 km]	2,279	1.56% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Beaver	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Bradley	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Coal City	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Crab Orchard	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Daniels	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Lester	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	314	2.48% decrease
	Mabscott	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	1,350	3.78% decrease
	MacArthur	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Mount Hope	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,381	7.13% decrease
	Old Mill Village	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Piney View	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Prosperity	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Shady Spring	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Sophia	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,234	5.15% decrease
	Stanaford	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	---

Raleigh County

Beckley is located in Raleigh County and is the county seat.

Below are counties that are near Beckley (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Beckley:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Beckley
	Bland County (VA)	S	North Gap (VA)	35 miles [56 km]
	Giles County (VA)	SE	Glen Lyn (VA)	32 miles [51 km]
	Tazewell County (VA)	S	Pocahontas (VA)	33 miles [53 km]
	Boone County	NW	Garrison	24 miles [38 km]
	Clay County	N	Bentree	35 miles [56 km]
	Fayette County	N	Lee	7 miles [11 km]
	Greenbrier County	E	Lawn	22 miles [35 km]
	Kanawha County	NW	Republic	20 miles [32 km]
	Logan County	W	Saunders	27 miles [43 km]
	McDowell County	S	Crumpler	26 miles [41 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for West Virginia<3>

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