Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:49 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:26 am – 4:55 pm
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People336 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 27.4109 householdsMedian home value $308,30081% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,542 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.3% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 166 employedMain industries: public administration 22%, transport, warehousing and utilities 14%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F44 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month June16 in of snow a year, on about 9 days26 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Piedmont Rsch Stn station, 9 mi away
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201134 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201233 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMadison County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowDrought Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025283 of 330 days measured47 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Madison County monitors, VA
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription22% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Madisonserves 784 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2023: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation453 ft138 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUVA Culpeper Medical Center10.4 miPost officeOakpark Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMadison Town Hall5.2 miPoliceMadison County Sheriff's Office5.2 miFire stationMadison County Volunteer Fire Company4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO22 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD56 miInterstateI-6426 miUS highwayUS 152.7 miAmtrakCulpeper, VA CLP12 miCoachCulpeper (Park & Ride)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22730 ZIP area.
