Local servicesHospitalCentra Bedford Memorial Hospital24.3 miPost officeHurt Post Office3.4 miTown hallHurt Town Hall3.4 miPoliceHurt Police Department3.4 miFire stationHurt Volunteer Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field LYH19 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO76 miInterstateI-58139 miUS highwayUS 29 Bus3.1 miAmtrakLynchburg, VA LYH25 miCoachAltavista (Walmart)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's5.8 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 24563 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:57 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:26 am – 5:03 pm
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People5,014 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.12,155 householdsMedian household income $44,296Median home value $133,900Median rent $794 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $838 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 1,821 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, manufacturing 18%, retail 13%Average commute 31 minutes88% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 24°F46 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month May7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days32 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Brookneal station, 18 mi away
Parks and public landsStaunton Riverfront Parkpark · 3.3 miPittsylvania Wayside Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 53 acresSmith Mountain Lake State Parkstate park · 17.4 mi · 297 acresLake Burton Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 19.5 mi · 71 acresBooker 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 200942 mi away, near Cave Spring, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200942 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPittsylvania County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding 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, 41 mi away
Internet at home68% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone27% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Hurtserves 1,300 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation674 ft205 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
