Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:54 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:27 am – 5:00 pm
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People99 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.971 households52% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 26°F46 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month May16 in of snow a year, on about 7 days31 days above 90°F, 105 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tye Rvr 1 Se station, 7 mi away; snow from Pedlar Dam
Nearby landmarksPiney Riverriver · 3.5 miHubbard Hillpeak · 1.1 miBryant Mountainpeak · 2.8 miSaunders Pondlake · under a mileThe Fallswaterfall · 6.4 miStevens Lakelake · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Nelson Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 6.2 miStonehouse Lakepark · 7.7 miJames River State Parkstate park · 11.3 mi · 1,482 acresJames River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 1,035 acresJames Riverstate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 1,035 acresGeorge Washington National Forestnational forest · 16.7 mi · 960,981 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 9 Dec 200349 mi away, near Columbia, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.5 on 9 Dec 200349 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNelson County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 363 days measured69 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Albemarle County, VA, 32 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNcsa - Wintergreenserves 6,861 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021161 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation705 ft215 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCentra Virginia Baptist Hospital22.5 miPost officePiney River Post Office1.8 miPoliceNelson County Sheriff Office7.1 miFire stationPiney River Volunteer Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field LYH30 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC93 miInterstateI-8119 miUS highwayUS 293.0 miAmtrakLynchburg, VA LYH24 miCoachAmherst (Shoppes of Amherst)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22964 ZIP area.
