Local servicesHospitalSentara RMH Medical Center16.0 miPost officeMount Solon Post Office3.8 miTown hallBridgewater Town Hall9.4 miPoliceBridgewater Police Department9.4 miFire stationMount Solon Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShenandoah Valley Regional Airport SHD15 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD100 miInterstateI-8112 miUS highwayUS 2506.9 miAmtrakStaunton, VA STA16 miCoachHarrisonburg, VA (James Madison University - Godwin Hall. The bus will stop on the parking lot side of Godwin Hall. Look for an OurBus bus stop sign aOurBus16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22843 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:53 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:30 am – 4:59 pm
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People2,870 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.6960 householdsMedian household income $99,286Median home value $246,600Median rent $738 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,175 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate77% of adults are in the labour force, 1,706 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 16%, construction 14%, other services 12%Average commute 24 minutes69% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 13% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher77% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 76%, Russian or other Slavic 14%, Spanish 11%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 23°F39 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month July19 in of snow a year, on about 10 days21 days above 90°F, 123 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dale Enterprise station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsGeorge Washington National Forestnational forest · within reach · 960,981 acresNatural Chimneys Regional Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 140 acresOakdale Community Parkpark · 9.7 miGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forestnational forest · 14.0 mi · 144 acresStaunton National Cemeteryhistoric site · 16.6 miLake Shenandoah Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 16.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 22 Sep 200147 mi away, near Pantops, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 22 Sep 200147 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAugusta County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateHail Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025292 of 365 days measured73 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Rockingham County, VA, 17 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription28% have cable, fibre or DSL35% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterSouth River Sanitary Districtserves 26,083 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,925 ft587 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
