Local servicesHospitalBon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital8.2 miPost officeHayes Post Officeunder a mileTown hallYork County Administration Building2.0 miPoliceYork County - Poquoson City Sheriff's Office6.0 miFire stationAbingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 31.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeVirginia Institute of Marine Science / William and Mary1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport News Williamsburg International Airport PHF9.1 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF31 miInterstateI-645.5 miUS highwayUS 17under a mileAmtrakNewport News, VA NPN9.7 miCoachNewport News, VA (Jefferson Commons shopping center. 551 Bland Blvd, Newport News, VA 23602. Pick up at the far end of the parking lot (NOT at KOHL'S OurBus9.4 miTransit6 stops within a mileBay TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23062 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23062 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:45 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:16 am – 4:52 pm
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People1,862 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.8855 householdsMedian household income $49,637Median home value $260,500Median rent $1,100 a month58% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,504 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 876 employedMain industries: public administration 22%, education and health care 21%, retail 16%Average commute 34 minutes84% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 3%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 31°F45 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month August4 in of snow a year, on about 2 days43 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newport News Intl Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from Williamsburg 2 N
Nearby landmarksGloucester Pointcape · 1.2 miStony Pointcape · 1.6 miVirginia Institute of Marine Science / William and Marycollege · 1.1 miLittle Mumfort Islandisland · under a mileMumfort Islandsisland · under a mileYorktown Beachbeach · 1.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMachicomoco State Parkstate park · 2.9 mi · 647 acresAbingdon Parkpark · 2.0 miColonial National Historical Parkhistoric site · 4.6 mi · 7,881 acresWoodville Plantation Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 100 acresABT Holdingstate historic site · 7.7 mi · 247 acresPlum Tree Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.8 mi · 3,065 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGloucester County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateCoastal flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025303 of 365 days measured61 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hampton City County, VA, 19 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterGloucester County Water Systemserves 10,754 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
