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Prosperity West Virginia Map

Explore Prosperity, West Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Prosperity, West Virginia

How to Use This Prosperity, West Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Prosperity, West Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of West Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Prosperity.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Prosperity
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Raleigh County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.836502
Longitude	-81.201768
Population	1,345
Density	211.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	25909, 25801
Area Code	304
County Seat	Beckley
School District	Raleigh County School District

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About Prosperity, West Virginia

Prosperity is a locality in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,345. The population density is 211.3 people per km². Prosperity is located at 37.8365°N, 81.2018°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 25909, 25801.

Prosperity reveals itself through the persistent, low-slung hum of the South Sand Branch as it carves a path through the dense, verdant terrain of the region. It lies 4.1 miles north of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 350°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-southwest of Oak Hill. The landscape surrounding Prosperity consists of steep, wooded inclines that catch the amber light of late afternoon, casting long, bruised shadows across the damp earth. To the far horizon, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains rise like a serrated spine against the pale sky, anchoring the view in a profound, immovable silence. Only five miles away, the quiet basin of Blake Hollow holds a cooler, heavier air, while the nearby Maxwell Hill Community Center and Park offers a patch of maintained green space where the local rhythm is measured by the slow accumulation of fallen leaves and the shifting patterns of shade.

Prosperity carries the quiet weight of a coal-camp legacy, its history etched into the very strata of the ground beneath the feet of those who remain. The economy has long since shifted from the feverish extraction of deep-earth minerals to a more subdued, modern persistence, yet the influence of the past lingers in the architecture of the older homes and the stubborn independence of the residents. On quiet weekends, the pull of the outdoors leads people toward the stillness of Plum Orchard Lake, where the water mirrors the gray, shifting clouds of the West Virginia sky. Life in Prosperity moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, where the passing of the seasons dictates the pace of work and the simple, essential routines of daily existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lewis McManus Walking Trail (Local Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 155° SE
New River Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 173° S
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 176° S
Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 176° S
CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 4.0 mi, 030° NE
Lake Stephens Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 245° SW
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 084° E · 53k acres
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 228° SW
Ship Rock (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 139° SE
Beckley Mill Site (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 148° SE
Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 360° N
AT&T Summit Stadium (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 036° NE
Walter Scott's statue (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 038° NE
Theatre West Virginia (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 093° E
North Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.5 mi, 091° E
The Canopy (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 040° NE
Hank’s Last Stop (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 020° N
Little Beaver State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 129° SE
Stone Cliff Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 048° NE
Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 055° NE
Coal Miner Memorial (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 017° N
Ace Adventure Resort (Theme Park) — 11.0 mi, 031° NE
Babcock State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 044° NE
Love Hope Arts (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 021° N
Fayetteville Arts Coalition (Arts Centre) — 16.0 mi, 019° N
The Mystery Hole (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 009° N
Bluestone National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.3 mi, 142° SE · 3,035 acres
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 124° SE
Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 25.8 mi, 015° N · 5,067 acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 39.6 mi, 146° SE · 733k acres

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