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Notable locations in Beckley: New River Industrial Park (A), Black Knight Golf Course (B), Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building (C), Robert C Byrd United States Courthouse and Federal Building (D), Raleigh County Public Library (E), Appalachian Regional Hospital Medical Library (F), Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (G), Raleigh County Courthouse (H), Wildwood House Senior Citizens Home (I), Raleigh County Board of Education Center (J), Beckley City Hall (K), Fire Station Number 2 (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Beckley Plaza Shopping Center (1), Beckley Crossing Shopping Center (2), Raleigh Mall Shopping Center (3), By-Pass Plaza Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Beckley include: Beckley Presbyterian Church (A), Beckley Regular Baptist Church (B), Beckley United Pentecostal Church (C), Maxwell Hill Baptist Church (D), Good Samaritan Church of God in Christ (E), Seventh Day Adventist Church (F), Second Baptist Church (G), Saint Stephens Episcopal Church (H), Saint Paul Baptist Temple (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wright Hunter Cemetery (1), Saint Sebastians Cemetery (2), Wildwood Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Little Whitestick Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Beckley include: New River Park (1), Babe Ruth Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: Beckley Post Office (A), East Beckley Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Youth Museum of Southern WV (New River Park), Raleigh County Veteran's Museum Inc (1557 Harper Rd), United States Government - District Court- U S District Judge Elizabeth V Hall (Recreation Areas; U S Court House), Southern West Virginia Conventi & Visitors Bureau (221 George Street), Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce (245 N Kanawha St).
Hotels: Scottish Inns (1310 South Eisenhower Dr), Fairfield Inn (125 Hylton Ln), Super 8 Beckley WV (2014 Harper Road), Country Inn-Suites Beckley (2120 Harper Road), Fairfield Inn Beckley (125 Hylton Lane), Courtyard Beckley (124 Hylton Lane), Courtyard by Marriott (124 Hylton Lane), Days Inn (300 Harper Park Dr), Microtel Inn (2130 Harper Road).
Courts: Wyoming County - Circuit Court- Family Court- Judge H Suzanne McGraw (115 West Prince Street), West Virginia State - Family Court Judges (115 Prince Street), United States Government - District Court- Interior Department- National Park Ser (110 North Heber Street), District Court - Clerk Of The Court (110 North Heber Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Beckley and their reported violations in the past:
BECKLEY WATER COMPANY (Address: P O DRAWER U, Population served: 49792, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-29-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-29-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-29-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-29-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-29-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUN-02-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-02-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-13-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-13-2001)
- One regular monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 20.9% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 10.2% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Beckley compared to West Virginia state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Beckley (2007 data):
- City National Bank of West Virginia: 1723 Harper Road Branch, Main-Kanawha Branch, Beckley Branch, Beckley Branch, Sophia Wal-Mart Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,502.9 mil, Deposits: $2,028.2 mil, headquarters in Charleston, WV, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 70 total offices, Holding Company: City Holding Company
- MCNB Bank and Trust Co.: Beckley Loan Office at 3559 Robert C. Byrd Drive, branch established on 2001-01-07; Mccullough Drive Branch at 85 Jerome Van Meter Drive, branch established on 2006-11-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $227.0 mil, Deposits: $191.6 mil, headquarters in Welch, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Mcnb Banks, Inc.
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Harper Road Branch at 1901 Harper Road, branch established on 1998-11-08; Robert C Byrd Branch at 3941 Robert C. Byrd Drive, branch established on 1934-12-07. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Beckley Main at 500 Neville Street, branch established on 1984-03-01; By-Pass Plaza Branch at 4140 Robert C Byrd Drive, branch established on 1914-07-24. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- United Bank: Beckley Main Branch at 129 Main Street, branch established on 1909-07-15; Raleigh Mall Shopping Center Branch at Raleigh Mall Shopping Center, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,808.1 mil, Deposits: $2,683.3 mil, headquarters in Parkersburg, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 54 total offices, Holding Company: United Bankshares, Inc.
- First Community Bank, National Association: Beckley Branch-Main at 111 Citizens Drive, branch established on 1995-06-12; Beckley Branch at 50 Brookshire Lane, branch established on 1998-12-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,023.1 mil, Deposits: $1,394.8 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 53 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
- First Century Bank, National Association: Harper Road Branch at 1408 Harper Road, branch established on 2006-01-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $410.6 mil, Deposits: $357.8 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: First Century Bankshares, Inc.
- Bank of Mount Hope, Inc.: Beckley Branch at 204 Pinewood Drive, branch established on 1995-02-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $87.8 mil, Deposits: $76.2 mil, headquarters in Mount Hope, WV, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Mount Hope Bankshares, Inc.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2004)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
2 | $4,328 | $25,968 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
48 | $139,396 | $34,849 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $1,877 | $22,524 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
39 | $103,210 | $31,757 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $6,407 | $38,442 | 1 | $100 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $11,949 | $47,796 | 9 | $2,351 |
| Financial Administration |
11 | $27,961 | $30,503 | 2 | $2,075 |
| Other and Unallocable |
9 | $21,042 | $28,056 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
17 | $33,323 | $23,522 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
6 | $13,720 | $27,440 | 13 | $5,951 |
| Sewerage |
28 | $65,413 | $28,034 | 1 | $542 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $2,876 | $17,256 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
44 | $95,335 | $26,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
212 | $526,837 | $29,821 | 26 | $11,019 |
Beckley government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $3,028,000
Parks & Recreation: $683,000
All Other: $493,000
Parking Facilities: $316,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $12,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $3,116,000
Police Protection: $2,948,000
Regular Highways: $2,397,000
Fire Protection: $2,225,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,123,000
Financial Administration: $825,000
Welfare - Other: $714,000
General - Other: $676,000
Central Staff Services: $357,000
Parking Facilities: $214,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000
Housing & Community Development: $138,000
General Public Buildings: $87,000
Solid Waste Management: $70,000
Libraries: $42,000
Health Services - Other: $33,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $15,289,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $8,249,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $3,022,000
Benefit Payments: $1,488,000
Interest Revenue: $532,000
From Other Government: $461,000
From Local Government: $402,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $227,000
Local Employee Contribution: $202,000
Withdrawals: $100,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $596,000
Housing & Community Development: $62,000
Highways: $17,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $729,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $8,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $13,320,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,604,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $17,265,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $659,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,052,000
General Revenue, NEC: $703,000
Rents: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $463,000
Police Protection: $434,000
Parks & Recreation: $314,000
Financial Administration: $304,000
Parking Facilities: $131,000
Fire Protection: $29,000
Regular Highways: $8,000
Central Staff: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $16,000,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,536,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $118,000
- Tax - NEC: $6,800,000
Property: $1,625,000
Public Utilities: $670,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $7,880,000
5.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,601 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.18% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($208 average AGI)| Raleigh County: | 0.05% | | West Virginia average: | 0.06% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,648 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.16% | | West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($404 average AGI)| Raleigh County: | 0.04% | | West Virginia average: | 0.02% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Beckley:
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Beckley:
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
- WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- W244BF (96.7 FM; NIMITZ, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
TV broadcast stations around Beckley:
- WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSWP-TV (Channel 9; GRANDVIEW, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
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