Local servicesHospitalPiedmont Geriatric Hospital8.0 miPost officeNottoway Post Office1.2 miTown hallBlackstone Municipal Building4.5 miPoliceNottoway County Sheriff's Office1.3 miFire stationBlackstone Volunteer Fire Department4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highHighNottoway High Schoolunder a mileMiddleNottoway Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryNottoway Intermediate Schoolunder a mileCollegeSouthside Virginia Community College - Occupational Technical Center at Pickett Park7.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC49 miInterstateI-8520 miUS highwayUS 460 Bus1.2 miAmtrakPetersburg, VA PTB36 miCoachFarmville (Walmart)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's22 miTransit2 stops within a mileBlackstone Area Bus Service (BABS)Sources: 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 23955 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:52 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:22 am – 4:58 pm
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People18 residentsin the ZIP code area10 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 27°F47 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days30 days above 90°F, 102 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ft Pickett station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSneads Springspring · 2.3 miCrystal Lakelake · 1.6 miWilliams Lakelake · 4.2 miSouthside Virginia Community College - Occupational Technical Center at Pickett Parkcollege · 7.2 miNottoway Falls Reservoirreservoir · 6.4 miLittle Nottoway Riverriver · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCrystal Lakepark · 1.3 mi · 51 acresLake Nottoway Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 5.5 mi · 162 acresCrewe Ball Parkrecreation area · 5.1 miTwin Lakes State Parkstate park · 11.6 miHigh Bridge Trail State Parkstate park · 13.5 mi · 291 acresSailors Creek Battlefield State Parkstate park · 15.3 mi · 99 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 9 Dec 200346 mi away, near Columbia, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201429 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNottoway County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 2025318 of 325 days measured7 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 67main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Prince Edward County, VA, 21 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL100% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Blackstoneserves 6,345 people from surface water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation355 ft108 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
