Local servicesHospitalBon Secours - Southside Medical Center11.1 miPost officeCarson Post Officeunder a mileTown hallStony Creek Town Hall5.3 miPoliceSussex County Sheriff's Office9.9 miFire stationCarson Volunteer Fire Department Station 61.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolRowanty Technical Center1.2 miCollegeRichard Bland College9.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC34 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 301under a mileAmtrakPetersburg, VA PTB15 miCoachPetersburg Transportation CenterGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23830 ZIP area.
Link copied! Press Ctrl+D to bookmark.
Local Information
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23830 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min5:50 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:19 am – 4:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,471 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.9588 householdsMedian household income $114,063Median home value $283,900Median rent $629 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,177 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 647 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, professional and business services 23%, transport, warehousing and utilities 9%Average commute 37 minutes80% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%, Korean 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 27°F48 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month July4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days48 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Stony Creek 2 N station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksIndian Swamp Pondlake · 1.0 miBodlies Pondlake · 2.5 miLaniers Millpondreservoir · 4.0 miBelsches Millpondreservoir · 6.8 miRichard Bland Collegecollege · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPetersburg National Battlefield Parknational park · 4.6 mi · 212 acresCherry Orchard Bog State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 216 acresPetersburg National Battlefieldhistoric site · 11.2 mi · 2,702 acresJames River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.1 mi · 4,621 acresPocahontas State Parkstate park · 23.1 mi · 201 acresPresquile National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.9 mi · 1,295 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 LowDinwiddie County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 364 days measured70 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Chesterfield County, VA, 27 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterDcwa Centralserves 7,418 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation126 ft38 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
