Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min6:03 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:32 am – 5:09 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 24°F40 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month May16 in of snow a year, on about 9 days6 days above 90°F, 119 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pulaski 2 E station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksNew River Community Collegecollege · 2.5 miClaytor Lakelake · 2.7 miDraper Mountainpeak · 4.4 miNew River Trail State Park Draper Trailheadpark · 5.6 miCracker Neckcape · 7.1 miPeak Knobpeak · 4.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJefferson National Forestnational forest · within reach · 711,977 acresClaytor Lake State Parkstate park · 3.2 miLions Club Parkpark · 2.4 miCalfee Parkpark · 5.1 miNew River Trail State Parkstate park · 7.7 miGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forestnational forest · 11.5 mi · 266 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202047 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202047 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPulaski County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025337 of 357 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Giles County, VA, 17 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Pulaskiserves 9,473 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,062 ft628 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLewisGale Hospital Pulaski3.8 miPost officeNewbern Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDublin Town Hall1.7 miPoliceDublin Police Department1.7 miFire stationNewbern Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNew River Community College2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24126 ZIP area.
