County in West Virginia, United States

West Raleigh

Raleigh County is a county in the U.S.

Plan a trip to West Raleigh→From Greensboro

Every way there

Greensboro → West Raleigh
106 km · quickest by road, 2h 16m · $10–13
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Columbus → West Raleigh
600 km · quickest by air, 6h 32m · $180–270
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Charlotte → West Raleigh
207 km · quickest by road, 4h · $21–29
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

The field note

What is in and around West Raleigh, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move.

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What West Raleigh has

NScheduled flightsnearest airport GSO is 221 km away
YTrains and coachesTransitous carries 5 timetable feeds for this country, 2 with real-time
NFerriesno crossing within 25 km
YDriving and taxiOpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band
NBike and scooter shareno share feed known
NCruisesno open itinerary source anywhere

Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. Nearest place with more: Roanoke, 129 km.

37.780°, -81.260°

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.

How locals move

Getting around West Raleigh the local way

Get aroundScenic drives are a popular way to explore, and many travelers combine short hikes, small‑town stops, and overlooks into a relaxed day trip.

From Wikivoyage: New River and Greenbrier Valleys, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-06.

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