Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:49 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:26 am – 4:56 pm
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People928 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.7371 householdsMedian household income $85,139Median home value $288,60096% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,044 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 472 employedMain industries: construction 22%, retail 17%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 32 minutes75% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, other Indo-European languages 5%, Russian or other Slavic 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 24°F45 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month June16 in of snow a year, on about 7 days30 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Somerset station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsClontzpark · 2.4 mi · 77 acresShenandoah National Parknational park · 12.3 miGreene County Youth Centerrecreation area · 6.2 miRapidan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 501 acresLake Orange Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 14.9 mi · 121 acresBiscuit Run State Parkstate park · 23.7 mi · 1,171 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201132 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201231 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMadison County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowDrought 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, Madison County monitors, VA
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription14% have cable, fibre or DSL32% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Madisonserves 784 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2023: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation505 ft154 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUVA Culpeper Medical Center19.0 miPost officeRochelle Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMadison Town Hall6.8 miPoliceMadison County Sheriff's Office6.7 miFire stationRuckersville Volunteer Fire Company6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO14 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD64 miInterstateI-6420 miUS highwayUS 292.4 miAmtrakCulpeper, VA CLP21 miCoachCharlottesville Union StationGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22738 ZIP area.
