Local servicesHospitalRiverside Walter Reed Hospital7.6 miPost officeOrdinary Post Officeunder a mileTown hallYork County Administration Building5.4 miPoliceVirginia Marine Police Middle Area Office4.0 miFire stationAbingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 5under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryAbingdon Elementary School1.4 miCollegeVirginia Institute of Marine Science / William and Mary4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport News Williamsburg International Airport PHF13 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF34 miInterstateI-647.8 miUS highwayUS 171.1 miAmtrakWilliamsburg, VA WBG11 miCoachWilliamsburg Bus StopFlixBus11 miTransit5 stops within a mileBay TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:45 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:16 am – 4:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 29°F52 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month July9 in of snow a year, on about 4 days16 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, N station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSandy Pointcape · 3.6 miStony Pointcape · 4.4 miCatlett Islandsisland · 2.2 miCarmines Islandsisland · 2.3 miVirginia Institute of Marine Science / William and Marycollege · 4.5 miBryant Baybay · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMachicomoco State Parkstate park · under a mile · 647 acresWoodville Plantation Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 100 acresAbingdon Parkpark · 1.3 miColonial National Historical Parkhistoric site · 6.2 mi · 7,881 acresABT Holdingstate historic site · 7.5 mi · 247 acresYork River State Parkstate park · 10.3 mi · 393 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 LowGloucester County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateCoastal flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025303 of 365 days measured61 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hampton City County, VA, 22 mi away
Drinking waterGloucester County Water Systemserves 10,754 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation37 ft11 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
