Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min5:59 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:26 am – 5:06 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 27°F47 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July5 in of snow a year, on about 2 days52 days above 90°F, 87 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Danville 2 Se station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSandy Riverriver · 5.4 miSoyar Mountainpeak · 2.6 miPine Lakelake · 2.7 miBeach Hollow Lakesreservoir · 2.9 miAverett University - North Campuscollege · 4.4 miWentz Lakesreservoir · 2.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBallou Parkpark · 5.0 mi · 94 acresHylton Avenue Parkpark · 5.2 miDanville National Cemetery (Va.)historic site · 7.0 miLake Burton Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 19.1 mi · 71 acresMayo River State Parkstate park · 25.8 mi · 56 acresHaw River State Parkstate park · 26.8 mi · 1,481 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 LowDanville City, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025274 of 365 days measured91 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Guilford County, NC, 38 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Danvilleserves 42,590 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation585 ft178 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSovah Health - Danville6.1 miPost officeDanville Post Office4.7 miTown hallDanville Municipal Building6.8 miPoliceDanville Police Department4.6 miFire stationBachelors Hall Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolWestover Christian Academy1.9 miCollegeAverett University - North Campus4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO41 miInterstateI-7332 miUS highwayUS 58under a mileAmtrakDanville, VA DAN7.3 miCoachDanville (Transit System Hub)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's6.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24543 ZIP area.
