Local servicesHospitalLewisGale Hospital Alleghany7.7 miPost officeIron Gate Post Office3.3 miTown hallIron Gate Town Hall3.2 miPoliceClifton Forge Police Department4.2 miFire stationSharon Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementarySharon Elementary School1.6 miCollegeDabney S Lancaster Community College5.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB36 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO120 miInterstateI-64under a mileUS highwayUS 2202.3 miAmtrakClifton Forge, VA CLF4.4 miCoachLexington (Food Lion)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24422 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24422 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:57 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:30 am – 5:03 pm
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People5,537 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.82,256 householdsMedian household income $48,235Median home value $114,400Median rent $691 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $787 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate43% of adults are in the labour force, 1,897 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, manufacturing 16%, transport, warehousing and utilities 11%Average commute 25 minutes94% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 22°F47 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month May25 in of snow a year, on about 9 days5 days above 90°F, 126 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hot Springs station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksWilson Mountainpeak · 2.7 miCowpasture Riverriver · 3.6 miJackson Riverriver · 3.6 miDaisy Knobpeak · 2.8 miDabney S Lancaster Community Collegecollege · 5.7 miDouthat Lakelake · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDouthat State Parkstate park · 3.4 mi · 53 acresLake Robinson State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 528 acresVOF Holdingstate recreation area · 10.1 mi · 791 acresShort Hills Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 83 acresShort Hillsstate conservation land · 13.5 mi · 83 acresGathright Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 2,558 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197448 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200943 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCovington City, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured59 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Roanoke County, VA, 40 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Clifton Forgeserves 3,884 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Dec 2023: disinfection by-products, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,283 ft391 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
