Local servicesHospitalStuart Community Hospital4.0 miPost officePatrick Springs Post Office4.5 miTown hallStuart Town Hall4.6 miPolicePatrick County Sheriff's Office4.6 miFire stationPatrick Springs Volunteer Fire Department4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePatrick Henry Community College4.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO44 miInterstateI-7425 miUS highwayUS 583.6 miAmtrakRoanoke, VA RNK43 miCoachMartinsvilleVirginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24171 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24171 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min6:02 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:29 am – 5:08 pm
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People7,713 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.13,585 householdsMedian household income $49,764Median home value $135,700Median rent $689 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $861 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 3,291 employedMain industries: manufacturing 23%, education and health care 21%, retail 17%Average commute 30 minutes78% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 25°F52 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month July6 in of snow a year, on about 3 days23 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Stuart station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksBull Mountainpeak · under a milePatrick Springsspring · 2.5 miRichwood Knobpeak · under a milePatrick Henry Community Collegecollege · 4.4 miNorth Fork Smith Riverriver · 5.9 miSmith River Fallswaterfall · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDeHart Parkpark · 4.3 miFairy Stone State Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 102 acresFairystone Farms Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 5,046 acresI C Dehart Park, Woolwinepark · 8.2 mi · 488 acresBowens Creek Recreation Areastate recreation area · 10.9 mi · 53 acresFairystone Farmsstate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 73 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 197449 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 May 200940 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPatrick County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowAvalanche Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025232 of 365 days measured133 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 100main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Forsyth County, NC, 39 mi away
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Stuartserves 1,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,532 ft772 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
