Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:54 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:27 am – 5:00 pm
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People2,226 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.8867 householdsMedian household income $60,125Median home value $226,000Median rent $797 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,297 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 843 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, retail 18%, public administration 15%Average commute 34 minutes48% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 42% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Chinese 5%, French or Haitian Creole 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 26°F46 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May16 in of snow a year, on about 7 days31 days above 90°F, 105 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tye Rvr 1 Se station, 4 mi away; snow from Pedlar Dam
Parks and public landsLake Nelson Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 1.9 miJames River State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 1,482 acresJames River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 1,035 acresJames Riverstate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 1,035 acresGeorge Washington National Forestnational forest · 21.0 mi · 960,981 acresHolliday Lake State Parkstate park · 24.8 mi · 255 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 9 Dec 200345 mi away, near Columbia, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201448 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNelson County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 363 days measured69 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Albemarle County, VA, 31 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription41% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNcsa - Wintergreenserves 6,861 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021161 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation668 ft204 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentra Virginia Baptist Hospital22.5 miPost officeArrington Post Office1.2 miTown hallAmherst Town Hall9.9 miPoliceNelson County Sheriff Office5.9 miFire stationLovingston Volunteer Fire Department5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryTye River Elementary School1.8 miCollegeSweet Briar College12.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field LYH29 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC89 miInterstateI-8124 miUS highwayUS 291.3 miAmtrakLynchburg, VA LYH23 miCoachAmherst (Shoppes of Amherst)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's9.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22922 ZIP area.
