Raleigh West Virginia Map
Explore Raleigh, 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 Raleigh, West Virginia
How to Use This Raleigh, West Virginia Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Raleigh, 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 Raleigh.
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 | Raleigh |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Raleigh County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.756782 |
| Longitude | -81.174266 |
| Population | 245 |
| Density | 511.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 25911, 25801 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| County Seat | Beckley |
| School District | Raleigh County School District |
About Raleigh, West Virginia
Raleigh is a locality in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 245. The population density is 511.3 people per km². Raleigh is located at 37.7568°N, 81.1743°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 25911, 25801.Raleigh emerges from the verdant, folded landscape of the southern coalfields, defined primarily by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Whitestick Creek as it carves a path through the dense undergrowth. It lies 1.7 miles south-southeast of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 153°T), and is situated 5.4 miles northwest of Shady Spring. The air here holds a heavy, damp clarity, often catching the golden light of late afternoon in a way that turns the gray shale dust of the roadside into a shimmering, metallic veil. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the terrain rises into steep, timbered slopes that eventually climb toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains, visible only when the humidity relents. Residents often gather at the Baber Avenue Playground, a small patch of manicured green that serves as a quiet anchor amidst the rugged, unyielding topography of the region.
Raleigh bears the indelible mark of a history built upon the extraction of coal, a legacy that once dictated the very pulse of the local economy and continues to linger in the sturdy, modest architecture of the surrounding neighborhoods. The lifeblood of the area has shifted over the decades, moving away from the intensive labor of the mines, yet the influence of that era remains etched into the social character and the stubborn resilience of the people. While the solitude of the deep woods offers a respite, the proximity to Cyclone Hollow five miles away serves as a reminder of the fractured, complex geology that has always challenged settlement here. Life in Raleigh moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the change of seasons that transition from the lush, humid summers to the stark, quiet winters, far removed from the expansive waters of Bluestone Lake that wait quietly to the south.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Skimkins Street Playground (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 342° N
- Fitzpatrick Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 233° SW
- Lewis McManus Walking Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 315° NW
- Beckley Mill Site (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 049° NE
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 327° NW
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 328° NW
- YMCA Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 037° NE
- Ship Rock (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 047° NE
- Little Beaver State Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 100° E
- New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 026° NE · 53k acres
- Theatre West Virginia (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 049° NE
- Main Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.0 mi, 050° NE
- CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 9.0 mi, 003° N
- AT&T Summit Stadium (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 013° N
- Walter Scott's statue (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 014° N
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About This Raleigh Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Raleigh, West Virginia. Coordinates: 37.756782, -81.174266. 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 Raleigh includes the ZIP code (25911, 25801), telephone area code (304), county seat of Raleigh County (Beckley), and school district assignment (Raleigh County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
