Local servicesHospitalUVA Culpeper Medical Center13.0 miPost officeRhoadesville Post Office2.4 miPoliceOrange County Sheriff's Office9.3 miFire stationMine Run Volunteer Fire Company3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeGermanna Community College - Locust Grove Campus8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO32 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD51 miInterstateI-9521 miUS highwayUS 5224.0 miAmtrakCulpeper, VA CLP14 miCoachCulpeper (Park & Ride)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22542 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:48 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:24 am – 4:54 pm
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People2,223 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.8836 householdsMedian household income $89,944Median home value $314,300Median rent $2,176 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,178 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 1,009 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, hospitality, food and recreation 15%, construction 14%Average commute 38 minutes82% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F44 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month June16 in of snow a year, on about 9 days26 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Piedmont Rsch Stn station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksStony Pointcape · 7.9 miHouse Lakelake · 5.5 miClark Mountainpeak · 6.1 miBurrus Lakelake · 6.7 miGermanna Community College - Locust Grove Campuscollege · 8.3 miBuzzard Mountainpeak · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFredericksburg and Spot. National Military Parknational park · 12.0 miNicewoodpark · 4.6 mi · 100 acresLake Orange Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 8.0 mi · 121 acresSweetbrier Parkpark · 7.3 miLake Anna State Parkstate park · 10.4 mi · 165 acresOakley Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 1,554 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201127 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201227 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOrange County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025283 of 330 days measured47 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Madison County, VA, 22 mi away
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription39% have cable, fibre or DSL40% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWildernessserves 13,274 people from surface water8 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation426 ft130 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
