Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min5:45 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:14 am – 4:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 34°F49 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month July6 in of snow a year, on about 4 days36 days above 90°F, 41 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Norfolk Intl Ap station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksCentura College - Norfolk Campuscollege · 1.1 miLake Smithlake · 4.0 miVirginia Tech - Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Centercollege · 2.6 miLake Whitehurstlake · 1.8 miWilloughby Beachbeach · 5.1 miPleasure House Point (historical)cape · 2.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLarrymore Elementary Schoolpark · under a mileAzalea Garden Middle Schoolpark · under a mileFort Monroe National Monumentnational monument · 8.1 mi · 122 acresFirst Landing State Parkstate park · 9.7 mi · 2,916 acresHampton National Cemeteryhistoric site · 9.5 miHampton National Cemetery - VA Medical Centerhistoric site · 9.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateNorfolk City, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025312 of 363 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 94main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Norfolk City County monitors, VA
Drinking waterCity of Norfolkserves 234,220 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation12 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital3.5 miPost officeL C Page Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNorfolk City Hall6.3 miPoliceNorfolk Police Department Second Precinct2.0 miFire stationNorfolk Fire - Rescue Fire Station 16under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 4 otherSchoolSaint Pius X Catholic Schoolunder a mileElementaryLittle Creek Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleAzalea Gardens Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeCentura College - Norfolk Campus1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorfolk International Airport ORF1.6 miInterstateI-64 (Express Lanes)1.5 miUS highwayUS 601.3 miAmtrakNorfolk, VA NFK6.0 miLight railMILITARY HIGHWAY STATIONHampton Roads Transit (HRT)5.2 miCoachVirginia Beach, VA (Wesleyan Commons Shopping Center; 5461 Wesleyan dr. suite #105 Virginia Beach, VA 23455)OurBus4.1 miTransit18 stops within a mileHampton Roads Transit (HRT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23520 ZIP area.
