Dorothy is a community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, home to about 115 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 25060, and parts of 25048 are in Dorothy too.
Mostly Dorothy
Mostly Colcord; part is in Dorothy
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)154 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC144 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA369 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dorothy; 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.
It’s the 377th 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 46.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, London Locks, WV weather station (17 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Pharmacies
Libraries
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 Colcord.
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