Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:51 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:24 am – 4:57 pm
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People1,004 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.6471 householdsMedian household income $54,082Median home value $169,60041% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,314 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate78% of adults are in the labour force, 675 employedMain industries: education and health care 48%, retail 27%, professional and business services 15%Average commute 31 minutes88% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages58% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 25°F44 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September12 in of snow a year, on about 6 days26 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Palmyra 3s station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsGoochland Marsh State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.0 miPleasant Grove Parkpark · 7.4 mi · 897 acresByrd Parkpark · 8.7 miWillis River Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.3 miHardware River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 1,096 acresFluvanna Ruritan Lake Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 12.1 mi · 51 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201118 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201418 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFluvanna County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowEarthquake Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 363 days measured69 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Albemarle County, VA, 25 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLake Monticelloserves 12,943 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation284 ft87 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSentara Martha Jefferson Hospital21.5 miPost officeFork Union Post Office2.4 miPoliceFluvanna County Sheriff's Office7.4 miFire stationFork Union Fire Company2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO29 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC52 miInterstateI-6413 miUS highwayUS 151.4 miAmtrakCharlottesville, VA CVS24 miCoachCharlottesville Union StationGreyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23055 ZIP area.
