Town guide

Piney View, West Virginia

Piney View is a community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, home to about 986 people across 4.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 25801 and 25864.

Homes sold for a median of $112 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population986243 per sq mi
Median home value$98,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$112Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking11%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Piney View

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns
Layland, WV25864Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Piney View

Distances

Nearest major airportPiedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)136 miles away
Closer regional airportRaleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Winston-Salem, NC128 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA360 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Piney View; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Piney View

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Piney View had 902 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.

It’s the 151st largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.

Raleigh County grew from 12,436 residents in 1900 to 74,591 in 2020.

Piney View population by census2000: 1,046, 2010: 989, 2020: 9021,046200098920109022020

Raleigh County, 1900–2020

Raleigh County population, 1900 to 20201900: 12,436, 1910: 25,633, 1920: 42,482, 1930: 68,072, 1940: 86,687, 1950: 96,273, 1960: 77,826, 1970: 70,080, 1980: 86,821, 1990: 76,819, 2000: 79,220, 2010: 78,859, 2020: 74,59112K’00’1042K’20’3087K’40’5078K’60’7087K’80’9079K’00’1075K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Piney ViewJan: high 40°F, low 19°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 43°F, low 21°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 27°F, 3.8 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 36°F, 3.8 in; May: high 71°F, low 46°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 54°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 58°F, 5.4 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 57°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 50°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 39°F, 2.6 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 29°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 23°F, 3.5 in40°19°Jan3.143°21°Feb2.951°27°Mar3.863°36°Apr3.871°46°May4.676°54°Jun4.179°58°Jul5.478°57°Aug3.773°50°Sep3.363°39°Oct2.653°29°Nov2.743°23°Dec3.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beckley Va Hospital, WV weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Raleigh County

26,532 jobs at 1,713 businesses in Raleigh County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Raleigh CountyHealth care and social assistance: 7,137 jobs; Retail trade: 4,399 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,318 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,929 jobs; Professional services: 1,477 jobs; Construction: 1,405 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,066 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 1,060 jobsHealth care and social assistance 27% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 13% Administrative and support 7% Professional services 6% Construction 5% Wholesale trade 4% Mining, oil and gas 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

797 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Piney View’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Raleigh General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · BeckleyUnder a mile
  • Beckley Arh HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Beckley1.8 miles
  • Beckley Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Beckley2.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors88
Specialist doctors143
Dentists48
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants227
Mental health providers212
Physical and occupational therapists60
Optometrists8
Chiropractors11
Pharmacies40

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.

Places in and around Piney View

Parks (10 nearby)

  • Lewis McManus Walking Trail · 28 acres1.0 mi
  • New River Park · 10 acres0.9 mi
  • Maxwell Hill Community Center and Park · 7 acres0.9 mi
  • Ewart Ave Park · 2 acres1.0 mi
  • The Park at East Park · 2 acres1.4 mi

Grocery stores (6 nearby)

  • Kroger0.4 mi
  • Kroger1.2 mi
  • Aldi1.4 mi
  • Taya's and Abraham's International Groceries1.4 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

  • Rite Aid0.5 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy0.5 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi
  • Rite Aid1.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Raleigh County Public Library1.3 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Raleigh County Veteran's Inc0.7 mi
  • Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine0.8 mi
  • Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia0.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • The Raleigh Playhouse and Theatre1.4 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.

Schools in Piney View

Public schools here are run by Raleigh County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (11)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Beckley ElementaryBeckleyPre-K–5260Public2.7 mi
Cranberry-Prosperity ElementaryBeckleyPre-K–5272Public1.9 mi
Crescent ElementaryBeckleyPre-K–5304Public0.7 mi
Hollywood ElementaryBeckleyPre-K–5240Public2.0 mi
Maxwell Hill ElementaryBeckleyPre-K–5203Public0.9 mi
Stanaford Elementary SchoolBeckleyPre-K–5199Public2.9 mi
Stratton ElementaryBeckleyPre-K–5312Public2.5 mi
Beckley-Stratton Middle SchoolBeckley6–8590Public2.6 mi
Park Middle SchoolBeckley6–8391Public1.7 mi
Academy of Careers and TechnologyBeckley8–12—Career and Technical2.0 mi
Woodrow Wilson High SchoolBeckley9–121,284Public2.1 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Francis De Sales SchoolBeckleyPre-K–8147Roman Catholic1.8 mi
Mt Tabor Christian SchoolBeckley6–1211Baptist1.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Beckley, Stanaford, MacArthur, Sprague, Mabscott, Crab Orchard and Raleigh.

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