Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 39 min5:51 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:17 am – 4:57 pm
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People585 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.3257 householdsMedian home value $75,50068% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $803 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 315 employedMain industries: construction 27%, transport, warehousing and utilities 23%, education and health care 21%Average commute 86 minutes53% drive alone, 43% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 29°F51 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month July5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days43 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jackson station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsNorth Carolina Safe Harbor Agreement (Red-cockaded Woodpecker)state conservation land · 3.1 mi · 620 acresCypress Bridgestate wilderness · 18.4 miSouth Quay Sandhillsstate wilderness · 23.1 miPetersburg National Battlefield Parknational park · 40.1 mi · 212 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNorthampton County, NC, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025274 of 351 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 79main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Northampton County monitors, NC
Internet at home60% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone40% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNorthampton--milwaukeeserves 5,715 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique64 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation116 ft35 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBon Secours - Southern Virginia Medical Center18.1 miPost officeMargarettsville Post Office2.5 miTown hallBranchville Town Hall5.0 miPoliceSevern Police Department6.6 miFire stationBranchville Volunteer Fire Department5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPitt-Greenville Airport PGV61 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF67 miInterstateI-9515 miUS highwayUS 1584.9 miAmtrakRocky Mount, NC RMT48 miCoachAhoskie Ahoskie Bus StopGreyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 27853 ZIP area.
