Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:49 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:25 am – 4:56 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksSmith Hillpeak · 2.8 miChicken Mountainpeak · 1.7 miJ E Taylor Lakelake · 5.6 miNeals Pondlake · 3.8 miRobinson Riverriver · 7.7 miHartland Collegecollege · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
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 201126 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201449 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOrange County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane 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, nearest monitors: Madison County, VA, 13 mi away
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 in the county
Elevation467 ft142 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUVA Culpeper Medical Center18.3 miPost officeMontpelier Station Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOrange Town Hall4.4 miPoliceOrange Police Department5.0 miFire stationOrange Volunteer Fire Company4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO16 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD63 miInterstateI-6417 miUS highwayUS 153.3 miAmtrakCulpeper, VA CLP20 miCoachCharlottesville Union StationGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22957 ZIP area.
