Local servicesHospitalSentara Martha Jefferson Hospital5.5 miPost officeCharlottesville Post Office4.6 miTown hallCharlottesville City Hall5.9 miPoliceAlbemarle County Sheriff's Office5.8 miFire stationStony Point Volunteer Fire Company2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 middleMiddleLakeside Middle School1.8 miElementaryBaker - Butler Elementary School1.9 miElementaryHollymead Elementary School1.9 miCollegePiedmont Virginia Community College Jefferson School Center6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO3.7 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC72 miInterstateI-645.2 miUS highwayUS 292.6 miAmtrakCharlottesville, VA CVS6.3 miCoachCharlottesville Union StationGreyhound6.3 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 49 min5:51 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:26 am – 4:57 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 30°F42 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month June16 in of snow a year, on about 5 days34 days above 90°F, 88 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Charlottesville Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Monticello
Parks and public landsPen Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 274 acresGreenbrier Parkpark · 4.0 miBiscuit Run State Parkstate park · 9.2 mi · 1,171 acresShenandoah National Parknational park · 17.2 miLake Albemarle Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 11.7 miFluvanna Ruritan Lake Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 14.1 mi · 51 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201129 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201443 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCharlottesville City, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: 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, 9 mi away
Drinking waterAcsa Urban Areaserves 77,408 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation389 ft119 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
