Drinking water stations with addresses in Sophia and their reported violations in the past:
RALEIGH COUNTY MEM AIRPORT (Population served: 4839, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-1996), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-08-1996), St Public Notif received (FEB-29-1996), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1996)
RALEIGH CO PSD-COAL CITY (Population served: 2775, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-1996), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-08-1996), St Public Notif received (FEB-29-1996), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1996)
- One regular monitoring violation
RAL CO PSD-ARNETT (Population served: 2345, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1994 and APR-15-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-11-1994), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-11-1994), St Compliance achieved (APR-15-1997)
RAL CO PSD-SYCAMORE DIST (Population served: 645, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-1996), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-08-1996), St Public Notif received (FEB-29-1996), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-17-1996), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1996)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-11-1994), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-11-1994), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-17-1996), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-1996)
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 14 regular monitoring violations
RAL CO PSD-HELEN DISTRICT (Population served: 400, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-1996), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-08-1996), St Public Notif received (FEB-29-1996), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1996)
- One regular monitoring violation
RALEIGH CO PSD - SLAB FORK (Population served: 345, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and FEB-22-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (AUG-29-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (FEB-22-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-10-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2000)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and FEB-16-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JAN-10-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (FEB-16-2000)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-1998 and DEC-21-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-17-1999), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-17-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-21-1999), St Intentional no-action (JUL-16-2001)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and DEC-21-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-01-1998), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-01-1998), St Compliance achieved (DEC-21-1999), St Intentional no-action (JUL-16-2001)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
- 3 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
RAL CO PSD-FITZPATRICK (Population served: 113, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1995 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-1996), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-08-1996), St Public Notif received (FEB-29-1996), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1996)
RAL CO PSD-STOTESBURY (Population served: 68, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1995 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-1996), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-08-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-08-1996), St Public Notif received (FEB-29-1996), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1996)
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sophia that have no violations reported:
- RALEIGH COUNTY PSD-ODD (Address: P O BOX 1286, Population served: 698, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- RALEIGH COUNTY PSD EGERIA (Address: P O BOX 1286, Population served: 36, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 23.6% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 13.6% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sophia, WV
Sophia compared to West Virginia state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Sophia (2009 data):
- Pioneer Community Bank, Inc.: Sophia Branch at 822 Robert C. Byrd Drive, branch established on 1999-07-01. Info updated 2008-09-30: Bank assets: $114.2 mil, Deposits: $101.9 mil, headquarters in Iaeger, WV, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Pioneer Community Group, Inc.
- United Bank: Sophia Branch at 425 Robert C. Byrd Dr., branch established on 1975-11-21. Info updated 2007-09-20: Bank assets: $4,186.1 mil, Deposits: $2,818.1 mil, headquarters in Parkersburg, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 55 total offices, Holding Company: United Bankshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Raleigh County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (63%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Sophia
| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention |
| Adherents | 13.8% | 13.7% | 12.8% | 12.1% | 9.8% |
| Congregations | 6.1% | 13.9% | 0.9% | 13.0% | 3.5% |
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| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other religions |
| Adherents | 5.8% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 19.5% |
| Congregations | 14.8% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 39.1% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $2,140 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $300 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $1,910 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $5,092 | $20,368 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $5,092 | $20,368 | 14 | $4,350 |
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 Sophia:
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sophia:
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
- W244BF (96.7 FM; NIMITZ, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
TV broadcast stations around Sophia:
- WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSWP-TV (Channel 9; GRANDVIEW, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
Sophia, West Virginia:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 18
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 11
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 34
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
West Virginia average:
- Fatal accident count: 57
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 83
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
- Fatalities: 62
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 145
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 5
See more detailed statistics of Sophia fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Sophia Cell Site: .3 Miles Northwest Of, Type: Nntann, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 89.8 m, Call Sign: KNKN618
869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz Grant Date: 09/12/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Aretas Stearns
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Fax: (469) 229-7297, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Bonnie K Clark, 584 Basham Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.6 m, Overall height: 91.1 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
- Jack Bowden, Tams Mountain, Rt 16, 2.5 Miles South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 63.7 m, Overall height: 63.7 m
Registrant: Airwaves Licensing Assistance, Inc., 517 Sachs Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-0910, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Winding Gulf Tunnel No 1 543 N, Type: Pole, Structure height: 14 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WNCY999
Assigned Frequencies : 160.230 MHz, 160.320 MHz, 160.785 MHz Grant Date: 09/07/2005, Expiration Date: 11/06/2015, Certifier: S B Watson
Registrant: Csx Transportation, 4th Flr, J958 - Fcc License Coord., 6735 Southpoint Drive South, Jacksonville, FL 32216, Phone: (904) 332-5925, Fax: (904) 332-6013, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- STATION, On Tams Mtn 2 Mi W Of, Overall height: 64 m, Call Sign: WNEZ936
Assigned Frequencies : 2136.40 MHz, 2188.00 MHz Grant Date: 05/29/1998, Expiration Date: 12/31/2001, Cancelation Date: 11/01/1999
Registrant: Phone: (304) 965-0573 - SOPHIA, 584 Basham Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.6 m, Overall height: 91.1 m, Call Sign: WQKB380
Assigned Frequencies : 11632.5 MHz Grant Date: 03/17/2009, Expiration Date: 03/17/2019, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sophia)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 16
- Hazardous Condition: 22
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Sophia, WV
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