Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:51 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:22 am – 4:57 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 28°F45 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month March8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days42 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Amelia Courthouse station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksOwenbys Lakelake · 2.3 miWhites Pond (historical)lake · 3.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAmelia Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 2,231 acresLake Nottoway Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 12.9 mi · 162 acresPowhatan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.9 mi · 4,483 acresSailors Creek Battlefield State Parkstate park · 15.4 mi · 212 acresSailors Creek Battlefield Historic State Parkstate park · 16.1 miHigh Bridge Trail State Parkstate park · 18.8 mi · 291 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201139 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201415 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowAmelia 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, 20 mi away
Drinking waterAmelia Courthouseserves 3,100 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation309 ft94 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPiedmont Geriatric Hospital16.5 miPost officeAmelia Court House Post Office2.0 miPoliceAmelia County Sheriff's Office2.1 miFire stationAmelia County Volunteer Fire Department Company 1 Amelia Courthouse2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC36 miInterstateI-6427 miUS highwayUS 360 Bus1.2 miAmtrakPetersburg, VA PTB29 miCoachFarmville (Walmart)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23105 ZIP area.
