Crab Orchard is a community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, home to about 1,139 people across 2.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 25827, and parts of 25801 are in Crab Orchard too.
Homes sold for a median of $135 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Crab Orchard; also Sophia
Mostly Beckley; part is in Crab Orchard
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Crab Orchard. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)135 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC126 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA363 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Crab Orchard; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Crab Orchard had 2,416 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 136th largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.
Raleigh County grew from 12,436 residents in 1900 to 74,591 in 2020.
Raleigh County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 43.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 38 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beckley Va Hospital, WV weather station (3 miles away).
26,532 jobs at 1,713 businesses in Raleigh County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Crab Orchard.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Beckley, Stanaford, MacArthur, Piney View, Sprague, Mabscott, Sophia and Raleigh.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.