Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:50 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:19 am – 4:56 pm
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People3,021 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.81,403 householdsMedian household income $70,670Median home value $247,900Median rent $788 a month95% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,382 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 1,585 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, public administration 19%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 35 minutes80% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 27°F48 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month July4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days48 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Stony Creek 2 N station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsPetersburg National Battlefield Parknational park · 7.6 mi · 212 acresPetersburg National Battlefieldhistoric site · 8.8 mi · 2,702 acresCherry Orchard Bog State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 216 acresPocahontas State Parkstate park · 18.1 mi · 201 acresPresquile National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.6 mi · 1,295 acresJames River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 25.8 mi · 4,621 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 3.6 on 5 May 200345 mi away, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201443 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDinwiddie County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 364 days measured70 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Chesterfield County, VA, 22 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDcwa Centralserves 7,418 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation147 ft45 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentral State Hospital11.2 miPost officeDinwiddie Post Office2.0 miPoliceDinwiddie County Sheriff's Office2.4 miFire stationDinwiddie Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station 12.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRichard Bland College10.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC33 miInterstateI-851.6 miUS highwayUS 12.4 miAmtrakPetersburg, VA PTB14 miCoachPetersburg Transportation CenterGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23841 ZIP area.
