Midway, West Virginia | |
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 Post office in Midway | |
  Midway, West Virginia  Midway, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°43′10″N81°14′13″W / 37.71944°N 81.23694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Raleigh |
| Elevation | 2,533 ft (772 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1543237 [1] |
Midway is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Midway is located between Sophia and Crab Orchard.
Raleigh County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,591. Its county seat is Beckley. The county was founded in 1850 and is named for Sir Walter Raleigh. Raleigh County is included in the Beckley, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Beckley is a city in and the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 17,286 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth-largest city in the state. It is the principal city of the Beckley metropolitan area of Southern West Virginia, home to 115,079 residents in 2020. Beckley was founded on April 4, 1838, and was long known for its ties to the coal mining industry. It is the home of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology, as well as campuses of Concord University and the University of Charleston.
West Virginia's 3rd congressional district is an obsolete U.S. congressional district in southern West Virginia. At various times the district covered different parts of the state, but in its final form included the state's second-largest city, Huntington; included Bluefield, Princeton, and Beckley; and has a long history of coal mining, forestry, and farming.
Whitby is an unincorporated community and coal town in the Winding Gulf Coalfield of southern West Virginia within Raleigh County, United States.
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Arnett is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Arnett is located on West Virginia Route 3, 14 miles (23 km) west-northwest of Beckley. Arnett has a post office with ZIP code 25007.
Midway may refer to the following communities in the U.S. state of West Virginia:
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
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