Local servicesHospitalCentra Bedford Memorial Hospital6.7 miPost officeGoode Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBedford Municipal Building7.3 miPoliceBedford Police Department7.3 miFire stationForest Volunteer Fire Department6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Virginia Community College11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field LYH11 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO93 miInterstateI-8119 miUS highwayUS 221under a mileAmtrakLynchburg, VA LYH14 miCoachLynchburg (Amtrak Station)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24556 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min5:57 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:28 am – 5:03 pm
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People2,695 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.41,070 householdsMedian household income $84,773Median home value $368,80092% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,542 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.4% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 1,358 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 17%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 25 minutes81% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Tagalog 2%, other Indo-European languages 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 28°F46 in of rain a yearwettest month June12 in of snow a year, on about 8 days19 days above 90°F, 85 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bedford station, 7 mi away; snow from Lynchburg #2
Parks and public landsThe National D-Day Memorialhistoric site · 8.0 miForest Youth Athletic Associationrecreation area · 6.6 miFalling Creek Parkpark · 6.8 mi · 270 acresNatural Bridge State Parkstate park · 18.6 mi · 1,531 acresSmith Mountain Lake State Parkstate park · 21.6 miBooker T. Washington National Monumentnational monument · 25.3 mi · 244 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200934 mi away, near Cave Spring, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200934 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBedford County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured59 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Roanoke County, VA, 31 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBedford Regional Water Authority (brwa)serves 38,794 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation846 ft258 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
