Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:53 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:26 am – 5:00 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 66°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 26°F46 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May12 in of snow a year, on about 5 days31 days above 90°F, 105 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tye Rvr 1 Se station, 7 mi away; snow from Buckingham
Parks and public landsJames River State Parkstate park · 1.5 mi · 66 acresJames River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 1,035 acresJames Riverstate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 1,035 acresLake Nelson Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 4.8 miAppomattox Court House National Historical Parkhistoric site · 18.1 mi · 1,702 acresHolliday Lake State Parkstate park · 19.5 mi · 305 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 9 Dec 200339 mi away, near Columbia, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201441 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNelson County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 363 days measured69 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Albemarle County, VA, 29 mi away
Drinking waterNcsa - Wintergreenserves 6,861 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021161 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation602 ft183 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeWingina Post Office4.6 miPoliceNelson County Sheriff Office8.0 miFire stationGladstone Volunteer Fire Department7.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field LYH31 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC82 miInterstateI-6426 miUS highwayUS 606.3 miAmtrakLynchburg, VA LYH26 miCoachAmherst (Shoppes of Amherst)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24581 ZIP area.
