Local servicesHospitalRiverside Walter Reed Hospital10.3 miPost officeAchilles Post Officeunder a mileTown hallYork County Administration Building5.2 miPoliceVirginia Marine Police Middle Area Office7.1 miFire stationAbingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 21.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryAchilles Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeVirginia Institute of Marine Science / William and Mary4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport News Williamsburg International Airport PHF11 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF31 miInterstateI-649.1 miUS highwayUS 173.0 miAmtrakNewport News, VA NPN12 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 OurBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23072 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23072 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 – 4:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People13,069 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.45,019 householdsMedian household income $71,886Median home value $282,500Median rent $1,066 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,643 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 6,116 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 13%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 35 minutes88% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 29°F52 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month July9 in of snow a year, on about 4 days16 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, N station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsMachicomoco State Parkstate park · 4.7 mi · 647 acresFEMA Flood Hazard Propertyrecreation area · 2.7 miWoodville Plantation Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 100 acresColonial National Historical Parkhistoric site · 8.4 mi · 7,881 acresPlum Tree Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.1 mi · 3,065 acresABT Holdingstate historic site · 11.0 mi · 247 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 home90% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterR&l Trailer Parkserves 32 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
