Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:48 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:25 am – 4:55 pm
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People1,148 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.323 householdsMedian home value $375,000100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,338 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 85%, Spanish 14%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F44 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month June16 in of snow a year, on about 9 days26 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Piedmont Rsch Stn station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksBuzzard Mountainpeak · under a mileClark Mountainpeak · 3.0 miHartland Collegecollege · 4.6 miStony Pointcape · 7.4 miHouse Lakelake · 4.5 miUpper Lakelake · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNicewoodpark · 3.0 mi · 100 acresCulpeper National Cemeteryhistoric site · 8.1 miLake Orange Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 8.5 mi · 121 acresRockwater Parkpark · 7.3 miFredericksburg and Spot. National Military Parknational park · 19.0 miShenandoah National Parknational park · 19.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201131 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201231 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCulpeper County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: 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, nearest monitors: Madison County, VA, 15 mi away
Internet at home57% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone44% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCoffeewood Correctional Centerserves 2,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation335 ft102 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUVA Culpeper Medical Center7.1 miPost officeMitchells Post Office2.0 miTown hallCulpeper Municipal Building8.3 miPoliceOrange County Sheriff's Office7.4 miFire stationRapidan Volunteer Fire Department3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO28 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD51 miInterstateI-6428 miUS highwayUS 5222.4 miAmtrakCulpeper, VA CLP8.4 miCoachCulpeper (Park & Ride)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22729 ZIP area.
