Local servicesHospitalBon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital7.3 miPost officeBena Post Office2.5 miTown hallYork County Administration Building3.6 miPoliceYork County - Poquoson City Sheriff's Office3.8 miFire stationGiant Oil Company Yorktown Refinery Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeVirginia Institute of Marine Science / William and Mary3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport News Williamsburg International Airport PHF7.7 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF27 miInterstateI-647.2 miUS highwayUS 173.2 miAmtrakNewport News, VA NPN8.8 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 OurBus8.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23090 ZIP area.
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:45 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:15 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 31°F45 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month August3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days43 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newport News Intl Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Langley Afb
Nearby landmarksSandy Pointcape · 3.2 miGloucester Pointcape · 3.4 miVirginia Institute of Marine Science / William and Marycollege · 3.1 miPerrin Riverriver · 2.3 miBig Islandisland · 4.5 miAllens Islandisland · 1.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBack Creek County Parkpark · 2.0 miFEMA Flood Hazard Propertyrecreation area · 3.6 miMachicomoco State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 647 acresPlum Tree Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.0 mi · 3,065 acresColonial National Historical Parkhistoric site · 7.5 mi · 7,881 acresBalthrope Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 71 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowYork County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateIce storm 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, 15 mi away
Drinking waterYorktown Naval Weapons Stationserves 2,386 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3 ft1 m below sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
