Daniels West Virginia Map

About Daniels, West Virginia

Daniels is a locality in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,654. The population density is 137.9 people per km². Daniels is located at 37.7221°N, 81.1301°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25832.

Daniels occupies a high, quiet plateau where the landscape resolves into a series of soft, rolling elevations carved by the persistent passage of the Sand Branch. It lies 4.3 miles southeast of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 124°T), and is situated 2.9 miles north-northwest of Shady Spring. This narrow watercourse cuts through the terrain with a steady, liquid gravity, defining the local topography as the earth rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains visible on the western horizon. The air here carries the scent of damp loam and cooling stone, particularly as the light shifts toward dusk, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that slope toward the nearby Little Beaver Lake. Beyond the immediate clearings, the land retains the dense, shadowed character of the region, where the deep green of hardwood foliage dominates the skyline and dictates the rhythm of the seasons.

Daniels maintains a character shaped by the legacy of the coal industry and the subsequent transition into a hub for the surrounding plateau, where the economy now leans toward local services and education. The influence of the nearby Little Beaver State Park provides a necessary stillness, offering a expanse of protected woodland that contrasts with the harder, industrial edges of the past. Residents move with a deliberate, tempered pace, mindful of the proximity to Cyclone Hollow, a place that serves as a reminder of the rugged, folded nature of the state’s interior geography. Education and community life often center on the shared traditions of the region, where the memory of labor and the pride of independence remain etched into the social fiber of the people who call this plateau home.

About This Daniels Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Daniels, West Virginia. Coordinates: 37.722065, -81.130097. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Daniels includes the ZIP code (25832), telephone area code (304), county seat of Raleigh County (Beckley), and school district assignment (Raleigh County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.