Local servicesHospitalBon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital11.0 miPost officeAchilles Post Office1.0 miTown hallYork County Administration Building6.0 miPoliceYork County - Poquoson City Sheriff's Office7.6 miFire stationAbingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 22.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryAchilles Elementary School1.1 miCollegeVirginia Institute of Marine Science / William and Mary4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport News Williamsburg International Airport PHF11 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF30 miInterstateI-6410 miUS highwayUS 174.0 miAmtrakNewport News, VA NPN13 miCoachNewport News, VA (Jefferson Commons shopping center. 551 Bland Blvd, Newport News, VA 23602. Pick up at the far end of the parking lot (NOT at KOHL'S OurBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:45 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:16 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 29°F52 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month July9 in of snow a year, on about 4 days16 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, N station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsFEMA Flood Hazard Propertyrecreation area · 1.5 miMachicomoco State Parkstate park · 5.9 mi · 647 acresWoodville Plantation Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 100 acresPlum Tree Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.3 mi · 3,065 acresColonial National Historical Parkhistoric site · 9.4 mi · 7,881 acresABT Holdingstate historic site · 12.1 mi · 247 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGloucester County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateCoastal flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025303 of 365 days measured61 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hampton City County, VA, 18 mi away
Drinking waterGloucester County Water Systemserves 10,754 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
