Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:50 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:22 am – 4:56 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 26°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September10 in of snow a year, on about 4 days40 days above 90°F, 107 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Crozier station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksJohn L Lewis Lakelake · 1.1 miRandolph Lakelake · 3.2 miByers Millpondreservoir · 4.4 miPowhatan Lakesreservoir · 6.2 miReynolds Community College - Goochland Campuscollege · 9.8 miSabot Hillpeak · 8.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFighting Creek Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 233 acresPowhatan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 4,555 acresAmelia Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 2,231 acresPowhatan State Parkstate park · 7.6 miPocahontas State Parkstate park · 19.6 mi · 7,409 acresMaggie L. Walkernational park · 24.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201125 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201410 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPowhatan County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 364 days measured70 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Chesterfield County, VA, 21 mi away
Drinking waterPowhatan Courthouseserves 3,005 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation355 ft108 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHospital Corporation of America - West Creek Emergency Center13.6 miPost officePowhatan Post Office2.6 miPolicePowhatan County Sheriff's Office1.6 miFire stationPowhatan County Fire Department Company 1 - Powhatan Volunteer Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolBlessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic Schoolunder a mileCollegeReynolds Community College - Goochland Campus9.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC32 miInterstateI-6412 miUS highwayUS 60under a mileAmtrakStaples Mill Road Station RVR22 miCoachGlen Allen, VA (Gaskins Road Park & Ride located on Commuter Dr, Glen Allen, VA)OurBus18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23101 ZIP area.