Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:53 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:20 am – 4:59 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 27°F47 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month July10 in of snow a year, on about 5 days43 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lawrenceville 3 E station, 9 mi away; rain from Alberta 5 N
Nearby landmarksSouthside Virginia Community College - Christanna Campuscollege · 2.9 miFort Hillpeak · 8.0 miDixon Millpondreservoir · 6.7 miMasons Mill Pondlake · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCounty Park at Great Creekpark · 4.2 mi · 174 acresLake Brunswick Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 11.8 mi · 159 acresLake Gordon Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 16.0 mi · 106 acresPetersburg National Battlefield Parknational park · 35.6 mi · 212 acresChimborazo Parknational park · 57.7 miMaggie L. Walkernational park · 58.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBrunswick County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 2025318 of 325 days measured7 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 67main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Prince Edward County, VA, 39 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Lawrencevilleserves 4,806 people from surface water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation335 ft102 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCommunity Memorial Hospital9.3 miPost officeMeredithville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAlberta Municipal Building5.4 miPoliceAlberta Police Department5.4 miFire stationAlberta Volunteer Fire Department Company 14.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthside Virginia Community College - Christanna Campus2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC60 miInterstateI-85under a mileUS highwayUS 11.8 miAmtrakPetersburg, VA PTB42 miCoachSouth Hill Slip N Food MartGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23873 ZIP area.
