Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:44 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:19 am – 4:50 pm
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People1,967 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.7902 householdsMedian household income $58,500Median home value $325,900Median rent $1,000 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 777 employedMain industries: finance, insurance and real estate 22%, public administration 19%, education and health care 14%Average commute 47 minutes70% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 4%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 29°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month August12 in of snow a year, on about 5 days44 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Warsaw 2 Nw station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksBull Neckcape · 2.4 miNarrow Beachbeach · 4.1 miGlebe Pointcape · 4.5 miDrum Baybay · 2.4 miRagged Point Beachbeach · 5.6 miNewtons Pondlake · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGardys Millpond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 4.6 miRappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.8 mi · 7,618 acresPiney Point Aquaculture Centerstate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 66 acresSt. Clements Island Spstate park · 11.5 mi · 58 acresChandlers Millpond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 11.1 miNewtowne Neck Spstate park · 12.4 mi · 836 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 2 Oct 201050 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201050 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWestmoreland County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025314 of 365 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dorchester County, MD, 41 mi away
Internet at home70% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone30% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Colonial Beachserves 3,875 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation84 ft26 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital16.5 miPost officeHague Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWarsaw Town Hall9.4 miPoliceVirginia State Police Division 1 Area 2 Office7.7 miFire stationCople District Volunteer Fire Department Engine Company 322.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryCople Elementary School1.9 miCollegeRappahannock Community College - Warsaw Campus9.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC53 miUS highwayUS 3607.9 miAmtrakFredericksburg, VA FBG47 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22469 ZIP area.
