Local servicesPost officeLouisa Post Office5.9 miTown hallLouisa Town Hall5.8 miPoliceLouisa Police Department5.6 miFire stationLouisa Volunteer Fire Department Company 15.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCharlottesville Albemarle Airport CHO28 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC48 miInterstateI-644.1 miUS highwayUS 334.0 miAmtrakCharlottesville, VA CVS28 miCoachCharlottesville Union StationGreyhound28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23170 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23170 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:49 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:24 am – 4:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 25°F44 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month September16 in of snow a year, on about 6 days33 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Louisa station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksYanceyville Millpondreservoir · under a mileNortheast Creek Reservoirreservoir · 4.5 miWoodfolk Brothers Pond Number Twolake · 3.4 miWoolfolks Pondlake · 3.7 miNorth Fork Little Riverriver · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Anna State Parkstate park · 14.6 mi · 415 acresGoochland Marsh State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.9 miPowhatan State Parkstate park · 17.7 mi · 1,564 acresLake Orange Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 19.5 mi · 121 acresFredericksburg and Spot. National Military Parknational park · 28.4 miBiscuit Run State Parkstate park · 28.1 mi · 1,171 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 20114 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 May 201429 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLouisa County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 363 days measured69 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Albemarle County, VA, 31 mi away
Drinking waterLouisa County Water Authorityserves 4,254 people from surface water5 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation287 ft87 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
