Local servicesHospitalUVA Culpeper Medical Center15.6 miPost officeMadison Post Office2.8 miTown hallMadison Town Hall2.8 miPoliceMadison County Sheriff's Office2.8 miFire stationMadison County Volunteer Fire Company3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO21 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD59 miInterstateI-8126 miUS highwayUS 29 Bus2.8 miAmtrakCulpeper, VA CLP17 miCoachCulpeper (Park & Ride)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22727 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22727 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:49 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:26 am – 4:55 pm
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People5,742 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.62,310 householdsMedian household income $84,857Median home value $379,900Median rent $1,192 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,148 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 2,733 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, retail 16%, professional and business services 15%Average commute 25 minutes81% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 5%, Russian or other Slavic 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 19°F45 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month June16 in of snow a year, on about 7 days0 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Big Meadows station, 11 mi away; rain from Somerset
Nearby landmarksYager Mountainpeak · under a mileGaar Mountainpeak · under a mileWhite Oak Lakelake · 2.2 miRose Riverriver · 4.6 miStaunton Riverriver · 4.7 miMalvern Lakelake · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShenandoah National Parknational park · 4.5 miRapidan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 501 acresCulpeper National Cemeteryhistoric site · 16.9 miLake Orange Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 19.3 mi · 121 acresDeep Run Pondsstate wilderness · 27.1 mi · 199 acresNew Market Battlefield Historical Parkpublic land · 26.5 mi · 299 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201140 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201239 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMadison County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowDrought Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025283 of 330 days measured47 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Madison County monitors, VA
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% 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 serving the town
Elevation942 ft287 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
