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Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Virginia Health System University Hospital13.4 miPost officeDyke Post Office4.2 miFire stationDyke Volunteer Fire Company4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Virginia13.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO9.2 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD80 miInterstateI-6412 miUS highwayUS 339.5 miAmtrakCharlottesville, VA CVS14 miCoachCharlottesville, VA (555 Alderman Road, VA (Near UVA Columbarium Parking))OurBus13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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State or areaVirginia
ZIP code22940
Telephone code434
Time zoneEastern Time (EST/EDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:51 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:27 am – 4:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,066 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.3310 householdsMedian household income $204,706Median home value $1,359,40087% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $9,781 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 561 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 37%, finance, insurance and real estate 17%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 20 minutes44% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 28% walk or cycle, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages48% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 22% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, German or Dutch 5%, Spanish 3%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 24°F47 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September11 in of snow a year, on about 5 days16 days above 90°F, 117 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 45° / 24°FJFebruary: 49° / 25°FFMarch: 58° / 30°FMApril: 69° / 40°FAMay: 74° / 51°FMJune: 81° / 60°FJJuly: 86° / 64°FJAugust: 84° / 63°FASeptember: 78° / 56°FSOctober: 69° / 44°FONovember: 59° / 33°FNDecember: 49° / 27°FD90°20°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Free Union station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksGreen Mountainpeak · 1.6 miLick Mountainpeak · 1.9 miChisholm Lake Number Onelake · 4.2 miBlue Ridge Lakelake · 4.5 miLoft Mountain Campgroundcampground · 4.8 miMoormans Riverriver · 5.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShenandoah National Parknational park · 5.7 miPatricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 63 acresLake Albemarle Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 8.2 miDeep Run Pondsstate wilderness · 10.0 mi · 199 acresChris Greene Lake Parkpark · 8.6 mi · 237 acresDeep Run Ponds State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 62 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201141 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201239 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAlbemarle County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: 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, Albemarle County monitors, VA
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFaith Mission Homeserves 95 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation791 ft241 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program





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