Local servicesHospitalValley Health Page Memorial Hospital9.7 miPost officeSyria Post Office4.6 miTown hallStanley Town Hall7.0 miPoliceStanley Police Department7.0 miFire stationShenandoah National Park Big Meadows Work Center Fire Station3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLord Fairfax Community College - Luray Center10.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO28 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD57 miInterstateI-8118 miUS highwayUS 3406.3 miAmtrakCulpeper, VA CLP22 miCoachCulpeper (Park & Ride)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22743 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:49 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:27 am – 4:55 pm
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People276 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.4156 householdsMedian household income $46,50080% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate38% of adults are in the labour force, 105 employedMain industries: transport, warehousing and utilities 38%, professional and business services 25%, construction 13%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher70% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 19°F44 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month September19 in of snow a year, on about 6 days0 days above 90°F, 136 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Big Meadows station, 3 mi away; rain from Luray 5 E
Nearby landmarksSpitler Hillpeak · under a mileRose River Fallswaterfall · 1.6 miFork Mountainpeak · 4.6 miClimbing Rose Fallswaterfall · 1.6 miTims Riverriver · 1.9 miHawksbill Springspring · 1.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShenandoah National Parknational park · within reach · 195,790 acresRapidan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 3,170 acresRalph H. Dean Recreation Parkrecreation area · 8.4 mi · 57 acresNew Market Battlefield Historical Parkpublic land · 17.4 mi · 299 acresAndy Guest/Shenandoah River State Parkstate park · 20.7 miSeven Bends State Parkstate park · 21.3 mi · 85 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201150 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Mar 201249 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 home38% of households have a broadband subscription8% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone62% 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
Elevation3,199 ft975 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program