Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:45 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:23 am – 4:52 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 28°F41 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month July12 in of snow a year, on about 6 days30 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Quantico Mcas station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksSeegars Pointcape · under a mileGermanna Community College - Barbara J Fried Centercollege · 2.0 miGourds Pointcape · 1.9 miGovernment Islandisland · 2.0 miHenderson Lakelake · 4.8 miSmith Lakelake · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWidewater State Parkstate park · 1.7 mi · 1,081 acresCrow's Neststate wilderness · 3.0 mi · 60 acresCivil War Parkpark · 2.3 miFredericksburg and Spot. National Military Parknational park · 10.0 miCrow's Nest State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 1,102 acresEmbrey Mill Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 61 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201147 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201249 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowStafford County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025347 of 360 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Stafford County monitors, VA
Drinking waterStafford County Utilitiesserves 123,684 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation142 ft43 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalStafford Hospital1.8 miPost officeStafford Post Office2.5 miTown hallQuantico Town Hall8.3 miPoliceStafford County Sheriff's Office2.1 miFire stationStafford Volunteer Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherMiddleStafford Middle School1.4 miHighBrooke Point High School1.5 miElementaryStafford Elementary School1.6 miCollegeGermanna Community College - Barbara J Fried Center2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA35 miInterstateI-952.4 miUS highwayUS 11.8 miAmtrakQuantico, VA QAN8.3 miRail2Virginia Railway Express (VRE)2.3 miCoachFredericksburg, VA (Warrenton Road Commuter Lot (Free overnight parking, at owner's own risk))OurBus8.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22555 ZIP area.
