Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:46 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:22 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 25°F43 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July11 in of snow a year, on about 3 days41 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fredericksburg Sewage station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksJohn Lee Pratt Parkpark · 3.0 miDuff McDuff Green Memorial Park Trailheadpark · 3.1 miLake Carrolllake · 2.3 miTwin Lakesreservoir · 4.9 miUniversity of Mary Washingtoncollege · 4.1 miStone Pointcape · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFredericksburg and Spot. National Military Parknational park · 3.7 miFerry Farmhistoric site · 2.6 mi · 75 acresYmca Staffordpark · 2.7 miCrow's Nest State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 1,102 acresCrow's Neststate wilderness · 4.7 mi · 60 acresWidewater State Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 1,081 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201140 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201242 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFredericksburg City, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively LowSource: 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, 8 mi away
Drinking waterSpotsylvania County Utilitiesserves 95,686 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation211 ft64 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMary Washington Hospital4.3 miPost officeFredericksburg Post Office3.1 miTown hallFredericksburg City Hall3.1 miPoliceFredericksburg Sheriff's Office3.1 miFire stationWhite Oak Volunteer Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementaryGrafton Village Elementary School1.4 miMiddleDixon - Smith Middle School1.7 miCollegeUniversity of Mary Washington4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA42 miInterstateI-954.8 miUS highwayUS 17 Bus3.1 miAmtrakFredericksburg, VA FBG3.1 miRail2Virginia Railway Express (VRE)3.0 miCoachFredericksburg Bus StopGreyhound4.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22404 ZIP area.
