Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:45 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:19 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 29°F46 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days46 days above 90°F, 82 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Walkerton 2 Nw station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsRappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.5 mi · 7,618 acresBelle Isle State Parkstate park · 17.1 mi · 675 acresChandlers Millpond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 18.5 miWestmoreland State Parkstate park · 21.8 mi · 1,320 acresGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monumentnational monument · 24.1 mi · 556 acresSt. Clements Island Spstate park · 27.3 mi · 58 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201033 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201033 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowEssex County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 364 days measured88 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 85main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Henrico County, VA, 35 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Tappahannockserves 2,375 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation133 ft41 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVCU Health Tappahannock Hospital4.9 miPost officeMillers Tavern Post Office2.0 miTown hallTappahannock Municipal Building6.5 miPoliceTappahannock Police Department6.9 miFire stationTappahannock - Essex Volunteer Fire Department Station 16.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRappahannock Community College - Warsaw Campus11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC32 miInterstateI-6425 miUS highwayUS 3601.2 miAmtrakAshland, VA ASD32 miCoachNew Kent (Colonial Downs)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Academy25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23115 ZIP area.
