Local servicesHospitalCarilion Franklin Memorial Hospital1.5 miPost officeRocky Mount Post Office1.3 miTown hallRocky Mount Municipal Building1.8 miPoliceRocky Mount Police Department1.2 miFire stationRocky Mount Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolLeonard A Gereau Center for Applied Technology and Career Exploration1.1 miMiddleBenjamin Franklin Middle School1.7 miHighFranklin County High School1.9 miCollegeVirginia Western Community College-The Franklin Center1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24146 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min6:00 am – 8:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:29 am – 5:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 26°F49 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September13 in of snow a year, on about 6 days26 days above 90°F, 104 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rocky Mt station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksVirginia Western Community College-The Franklin Centercollege · 1.4 miGrassy Hillpeak · 1.6 miFlint Hillpeak · 4.9 miLake Simmslake · 4.3 miSouth Fork Blackwater Riverriver · 6.4 miNorth Fork Blackwater Riverriver · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGrassy Hill State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · under a mile · 367 acresBald Knob State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 79 acresBald Knobstate conservation land · 2.3 miWaid Recreation Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 543 acresFranklin County Recreation Parkpark · 5.8 mi · 83 acresBooker T. Washington National Monumentnational monument · 12.1 mi · 244 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 3.6 on 30 May 197438 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200917 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFranklin City, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowWinter weather Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured59 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Roanoke County, VA, 19 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Rocky Mountserves 6,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,248 ft380 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
