Local servicesHospitalCentra Virginia Baptist Hospital8.3 miPost officeColeman Falls Post Office1.4 miFire stationBig Island Volunteer Fire Department3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field LYH13 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO102 miInterstateI-8116 miUS highwayUS 501under a mileAmtrakLynchburg, VA LYH11 miCoachLynchburg (Amtrak Station)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24536 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:56 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:28 am – 5:02 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People387 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 21.692 householdsMedian household income $114,167Median home value $300,000100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,250 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 153 employedMain industries: manufacturing 39%, retail 33%, education and health care 22%Average commute 20 minutes92% drive alone, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 25°F44 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month May12 in of snow a year, on about 8 days20 days above 90°F, 119 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lynchburg #2 station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsPeaks View Parkpark · 7.0 mi · 248 acresIvy Creek Parkpark · 7.6 miNatural Bridge State Parkstate park · 14.7 mi · 1,531 acresThe National D-Day Memorialhistoric site · 16.0 miJames River State Parkstate park · 27.4 miBooker T. Washington National Monumentnational monument · 34.0 mi · 244 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 199849 mi away, near Dillwyn, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200941 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBedford County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 38 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription22% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBedford Regional Water Authority (brwa)serves 38,794 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation892 ft272 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
