Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:47 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:24 am – 4:54 pm
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People15,557 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.96,124 householdsMedian household income $111,357Median home value $389,100Median rent $1,796 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,152 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 6,773 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, retail 14%, professional and business services 14%Average commute 47 minutes72% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 6%, French or Haitian Creole 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F44 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month June16 in of snow a year, on about 9 days26 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Piedmont Rsch Stn station, 18 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake of the Woodslake · 2.7 miWilderness Run Lakelake · 3.1 miGermanna Community College - Locust Grove Campuscollege · 4.7 miShotgun Hillpeak · 4.1 miHamiltons Thicketpeak · 4.8 miSiegen Forestwoods · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFredericksburg and Spot. National Military Parknational park · 6.9 miSweetbrier Parkpark · 2.7 miOakley Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 1,554 acresFredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Parkhistoric site · 7.1 mi · 7,640 acresLake Anna State Parkstate park · 10.8 mi · 165 acresC.F. Phelps Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 4,084 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201129 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201230 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOrange County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: 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, nearest monitors: Stafford County, VA, 20 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWildernessserves 13,274 people from surface water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation389 ft119 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUVA Culpeper Medical Center15.5 miPost officeLocust Grove Post Office3.8 miFire stationLake of the Woods Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleLocust Grove Middle School1.0 miElementaryLocust Grove Primary School1.9 miCollegeGermanna Community College - Locust Grove Campus4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO38 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD48 miInterstateI-9516 miUS highwayUS 5229.0 miAmtrakCulpeper, VA CLP16 miCoachFredericksburg (Old Salem Church Rd Park & Ride Lot)FlixBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22508 ZIP area.
