Piney View, WV

Piney View is a Raleigh County census-designated place where the 2020 census counted 902 residents. The community lies near Beckley in southern West Virginia's upland country, at about 2,375 feet above sea level. Its name is tied to views toward Piney Creek Gorge, and the surrounding roads wind through ridges, hollows, and scattered neighborhoods instead of a single compact downtown.

U.S. 19 and West Virginia 41 connect Piney View with Beckley and the wider Raleigh County road network, while local roads carry traffic between homes, services, and wooded slopes. Nearby Beckley supplies larger services and county connections, while Piney View keeps its own rural address and school presence within southern Raleigh County's hills. Piney View Elementary is part of Raleigh County Schools, giving the CDP a nearby school presence; older students continue into the county system. The place feels like a hillside community within Beckley's orbit, with its strongest landmarks coming from elevation, road names, and the long view across the gorge.