Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:42 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:14 am – 4:48 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 30°F47 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days26 days above 90°F, 61 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Painter 2 W station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksSandy Pointcape · 3.6 miYoung Pointcape · 1.8 miJohnson Covebay · 3.8 miShields Covebay · 1.4 miVirginia Truck and Experimental Station Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miDuer Pondlake · 1.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsParkers Marsh State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 703 acresMartin National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.2 mi · 114 acresDoe Creek State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.6 mi · 190 acresKiptopeke State Parkstate park · 28.5 miJanes Island Spstate park · 29.2 mi · 404 acresAssateague Island National Seashorenational seashore · 35.0 mi · 20,366 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateAccomack County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025303 of 365 days measured61 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hampton City County, VA, 44 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Chincoteagueserves 3,344 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation30 ft9 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRiverside Shore Memorial Hospital11.3 miPost officeCraddockville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallExmore Town Hall3.9 miPoliceVirginia Marine Police Eastern Shore Office3.5 miFire stationExmore Community Fire Company4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEastern Shore Community College7.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport News Williamsburg International Airport PHF46 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF51 miUS highwayUS 133.4 miAmtrakNewport News, VA NPN48 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23341 ZIP area.
