Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:46 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:23 am – 4:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 28°F41 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month July12 in of snow a year, on about 6 days30 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Quantico Mcas station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Arrowheadlake · 5.1 miSmith Lakelake · 3.4 miGermanna Community College - Barbara J Fried Centercollege · 5.0 miLunga Reservoirreservoir · 4.2 miGovernment Islandisland · 4.4 miSeegars Pointcape · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEmbrey Mill Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 61 acresFredericksburg and Spot. National Military Parknational park · 12.0 miWidewater State Parkstate park · 7.1 mi · 1,081 acresAbel Reservoirrecreation area · 4.6 mi · 246 acresQuantico National Cemeteryhistoric site · 6.7 mi · 730 acresCrow's Neststate wilderness · 8.2 mi · 60 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201146 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201248 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowStafford County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: 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, Stafford County monitors, VA
Drinking waterStafford County Utilitiesserves 123,684 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation318 ft97 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalStafford Hospital4.7 miPost officeGarrisonville Post Office1.5 miTown hallQuantico Town Hall9.8 miPoliceAquia Harbor Police Department3.7 miFire stationStafford County Fire and Rescue Department Station 14 Garrisonvilleunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 elementary, 3 middle, 1 highHighNorth Stafford High Schoolunder a mileElementaryPark Ridge Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryRockhill Elementary School1.1 miCollegeGermanna Community College - Barbara J Fried Center5.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD33 miInterstateI-952.9 miUS highwayUS 13.0 miAmtrakQuantico, VA QAN9.8 miRail2Virginia Railway Express (VRE)7.1 miCoachFredericksburg, VA (Warrenton Road Commuter Lot (Free overnight parking, at owner's own risk))OurBus8.7 miTransit2 stops within a mileFredericksburg Regional Transit (FRED)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22463 ZIP area.
