Local servicesHospitalVCU Health Tappahannock Hospital19.4 miPost officeColonial Beach Post Office6.2 miTown hallColonial Beach Town Hall5.9 miPoliceColonial Beach Police Department5.9 miFire stationOak Grove Volunteer Fire Department Engine Company 41.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWashington District Elementary School1.4 miCollegeUniversity of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus13.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA47 miInterstateI-9528 miUS highwayUS 177.1 miAmtrakFredericksburg, VA FBG27 miCoachFredericksburg Bus StopGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22443 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22443 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:45 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:20 am – 4:51 pm
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People10,026 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.24,252 householdsMedian household income $57,366Median home value $243,200Median rent $896 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,571 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting8.3% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 3,719 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, professional and business services 17%, retail 10%Average commute 40 minutes79% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 29°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month August12 in of snow a year, on about 5 days44 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Warsaw 2 Nw station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monumentnational monument · 3.4 mi · 556 acresWestmoreland State Parkstate park · 6.2 miLands End Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 429 acresChandlers Millpond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 8.9 miSouthern Parkpark · 9.5 miRappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.9 mi · 7,664 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201036 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201036 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWestmoreland County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025347 of 360 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Stafford County, VA, 31 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Colonial Beachserves 3,875 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation68 ft21 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
