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 an annex of Concord University and the University of Charleston.
Main Street in downtown Beckley in 2023
Raleigh County Courthouse, part of the Beckley Courthouse Square Historic District
Tamarack Marketplace
Erma Byrd Higher Education Center
Raleigh County, West Virginia
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.
The Raleigh County Courthouse in Beckley
President Barack Obama stands for prayer on April 25, 2010, at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center, while attending a memorial service for the 29 miners who were killed in the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster.
The Flag Of Raleigh County in Beckley