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 – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 25°F43 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July11 in of snow a year, on about 3 days41 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fredericksburg Sewage station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksUniversity of Mary Washington - Stafford Campuscollege · 3.3 miCurtis Park Lakelake · 2.7 miRapidan Riverriver · 3.0 miLake Mooneylake · 4.1 miStrayer University - Fredericksburg Campuscollege · 6.3 miHunting Run Reservoirreservoir · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFredericksburg and Spot. National Military Parknational park · 7.0 miCurtis Memorial Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 475 acresAbel Reservoirrecreation area · 4.8 mi · 246 acresFredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Parkhistoric site · 6.8 mi · 7,640 acresC.F. Phelps Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 4,084 acresCrow's Neststate wilderness · 11.8 mi · 60 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201139 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201241 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
Elevation336 ft102 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEncompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Fredericksburg7.8 miPost officeHartwood Post Office1.0 miTown hallFredericksburg City Hall9.5 miPoliceFredericksburg Police Department8.3 miFire stationStafford County Fire and Rescue Department Company 6 Hartwoodunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryHartwood Elementary School1.0 miCollegeUniversity of Mary Washington - Stafford Campus3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD38 miInterstateI-956.3 miUS highwayUS 171.2 miAmtrakFredericksburg, VA FBG9.7 miRail2Virginia Railway Express (VRE)8.6 miCoachFredericksburg, VA (Warrenton Road Commuter Lot (Free overnight parking, at owner's own risk))OurBus5.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22471 ZIP area.
