Local servicesHospitalParham Doctors Hospital10.5 miPost officeAshland Post Office1.7 miTown hallAshland Town Hall2.0 miPoliceAshland Police Department1.5 miFire stationHanover County Fire - EMS Company 1 - Ashland Volunteer Fire Station1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryHanover Academyunder a mileElementaryJohn M Gandy Elementary School1.2 miCollegeRandolph - Macon College1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC20 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 11.2 miAmtrakAshland, VA ASD1.8 miCoachRichmond Staples Mill Road Amtrak StationAmtrak Chartered Vehicle11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23162 ZIP area.
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:48 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:21 am – 4:54 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 27°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month June15 in of snow a year, on about 8 days25 days above 90°F, 89 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ashland station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksRandolph - Macon Collegecollege · 1.6 miNorth Anna Riverriver · 3.2 miSouth Anna Riverriver · 3.3 miJones Pondlake · 1.4 miSewage Disposal Pondlake · 1.5 miBear Islandisland · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWashington Lacy Parkpark · within reach · 165 acresTaylor Parkpark · 1.5 miMaggie L. Walkernational park · 15.4 miChimborazo Parknational park · 17.1 miRobert W. Duncan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.5 mi · 1,347 acresMaggie L. Walker National Historic Sitehistoric site · 15.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201128 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201438 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHanover County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality97% of days had good air in 2025233 of 241 days measured8 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Hanover County monitors, VA
Drinking waterHanover Suburban Water Systemserves 57,931 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation204 ft62 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
