Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:49 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:25 am – 4:56 pm
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People290 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.6113 householdsMedian home value $732,100100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,031 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 115 employedMain industries: manufacturing 62%, finance, insurance and real estate 29%, wholesale trade 10%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages48% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 23% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: 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
Earthquakes17 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 3.1 on 22 May 201448 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, 14 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation541 ft165 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSentara Martha Jefferson Hospital17.7 miPost officeSomerset Post Office1.0 miTown hallGordonsville Town Hall6.2 miPoliceGordonsville Police Department6.2 miFire stationBarboursville Volunteer Fire Company4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO13 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD66 miInterstateI-6416 miUS highwayUS 334.0 miAmtrakCharlottesville, VA CVS19 miCoachCharlottesville Union StationGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22972 ZIP area.
