Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min6:02 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:29 am – 5:08 pm
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People2,219 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.7929 householdsMedian household income $61,964Median home value $117,400Median rent $780 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $666 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 885 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, construction 15%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 25 minutes72% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 8% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% 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 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 25°F52 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month July6 in of snow a year, on about 3 days23 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Stuart station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksPatrick Springsspring · 3.0 miChestnut Knobpeak · 4.0 miNo Business Mountainpeak · 3.1 miHales Pondsreservoir · 5.6 miPatrick Henry Community Collegecollege · 8.1 miJim Boaz Pondlake · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFairy Stone State Parkstate park · 7.1 mi · 102 acresFairystone Farms Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 5,087 acresBowens Creek Recreation Areastate recreation area · 8.2 mi · 53 acresMayo River State Parkstate park · 10.4 miDeHart Parkpark · 8.0 miFairystone Farmsstate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 73 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 13 Sep 197638 mi away, near Lowgap, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200940 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPatrick County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowAvalanche Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025232 of 365 days measured133 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 100main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Forsyth County, NC, 38 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Stuartserves 1,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,183 ft361 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalStuart Community Hospital7.3 miPost officeCritz Post Office3.3 miTown hallStuart Town Hall8.0 miPolicePatrick County Sheriff's Office8.2 miFire stationPatrick Henry Volunteer Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePatrick Henry Community College8.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO41 miInterstateI-7428 miUS highwayUS 584.8 miAmtrakDanville, VA DAN42 miCoachMartinsvilleVirginia 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 24133 ZIP area.
