Sophia is a town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

[5] The town was named for Sophia McGinnis, the family member of a local civil servant.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.69 square miles (1.79 km2), all land.

[8] At the 2010 census there were 1,344 people, 590 households, and 391 families living in the town.

There were 655 housing units at an average density of 949.3 per square mile (366.5/km2).

There were 643 housing units at an average density of 940.3 per square mile (365.1/km2).