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Beaver

Beaver is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 1,129 at the 2020 census.
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  • Type: Village with 1,310 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia
  • Also known as: “Beaver, West Virginia”, “Beaver, WV”, “Beever”, and “Glen Hedrick”
  • Postal code: 25813

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beckley Mill Site and National Mine Health and Safety Academy.

Ruins
The is a historic archaeological site off Worley Road near Piney Creek in . The site is that of a mill established in 1835 by Beckley's founder and namesake, Alfred Beckley. is situated 2 miles north of Beaver.

School
The United States is a federal academy responsible for training the mine safety and health inspectors and technical support personnel of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Beaver.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blue Jay and Glen Morgan.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is southeast of . Its mines have yielded 1,587,229 tons of coal.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Hamlet
Photo: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an unincorporated community and coal town in , , United States. is 1.5 miles southeast of downtown . is situated 2 miles west of Beaver.

Beaver

Latitude
37.74762° or 37° 44′ 51″ north
Longitude
-81.14232° or 81° 8′ 32″ west
Population
1,310
Elevation
2,152 feet (656 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US VBZ
Open location code
869WPVX5+23
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154092739
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4798258
Wiki­data ID
Q2658515
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Beaver” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيفر”
  • Catalan: “Beaver (Virgínia de l’Oest)”
  • Catalan: “Beaver”
  • Cebuano: “Beaver”
  • Chechen: “Бивер (Малхбузен Виргини)”
  • Chechen: “Бивер”
  • Chinese: “Beaver”
  • Dutch: “Beaver”
  • French: “Beaver”
  • German: “Beaver”
  • Gilaki: “بیور (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “بیور”
  • Irish: “Beaver”
  • Italian: “Beaver”
  • Ladin: “Beaver”
  • Malagasy: “Beaver, West Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “Beaver”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Beaver”
  • Persian: “بیور، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “بیور”
  • Polish: “Beaver”
  • Portuguese: “Beaver”
  • Serbian: “Бивер”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Beaver, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Beaver”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بیور، باتی ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Beaver”
  • Swedish: “Beaver, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Beaver”
  • Tatar: “Бивер (Көнбатыш Виргиния)”
  • Tatar: “Бивер”
  • Ukrainian: “Бівер”
  • Volapük: “Beaver”

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Highlights include Beaver United Methodist Church and Beaver Post Office.

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