Local servicesHospitalRiverside Walter Reed Hospital3.4 miPost officeArk Post Office1.4 miPoliceVirginia State Police Division 5 Area 33 Office3.4 miFire stationGloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 61.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddlePeasley Middle School1.4 miElementaryBethel Elementary School1.5 miCollegeRappahannock Community College - Glenns Campus9.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport News Williamsburg International Airport PHF22 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC40 miInterstateI-649.2 miUS highwayUS 171.1 miAmtrakWilliamsburg, VA WBG12 miCoachWilliamsburg (Amtrak)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Academy12 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 45 min5:45 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:17 am – 4:52 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, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsArk Parkpark · 1.8 miBeaverdam Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 1,466 acresYork River State Parkstate park · 5.9 mi · 393 acresMachicomoco State Parkstate park · 8.8 mi · 647 acresWildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 2,653 acresWare Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 2,653 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, 31 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
Elevation85 ft26 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
