Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:43 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:17 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 30°F46 in of rain a yearwettest month July12 in of snow a year, on about 5 days29 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, St Inigoes Webster Nolf station, 18 mi away; snow from Warsaw 2 Nw
Parks and public landsPoint Lookout Spstate park · 10.0 mi · 1,059 acresDameron Marsh State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 316 acresBush Mill Stream State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 104 acresBush Mill Streamstate conservation land · 9.0 miHughlett Point State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 203 acresHickory Hollow State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 12.2 mi · 251 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNorthumberland County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025314 of 365 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dorchester County, MD, 38 mi away
Drinking waterBay Quarter Shoresserves 726 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation11 ft3 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRappahannock General Hospital15.3 miPost officeOphelia Post Officeunder a milePoliceVirginia Marine Police Northern Area Office8.3 miFire stationFairfields Volunteer Fire Department-Reedsville Station4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRappahannock Community College - Kilmarnock Center14.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY52 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC63 miUS highwayUS 3602.8 miAmtrakWilliamsburg, VA WBG49 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22530 ZIP area.
