Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min6:07 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 39 min7:34 am – 5:13 pm
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People1,056 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.2513 householdsMedian household income $49,157Median home value $110,500Median rent $949 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $752 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 452 employedMain industries: public administration 13%, other services 13%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 31 minutes78% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 22°F46 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month July9 in of snow a year, on about 4 days0 days above 90°F, 89 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Elk Creek 4ssw station, 13 mi away; rain from Trout Dale 3 Sse
Parks and public landsGrayson Highlands State Parkstate park · 4.7 mi · 4,476 acresHungry Mother State Parkstate park · 12.9 miSouth Fork of the New River State Natural and Scenic Riverstate park · 13.8 mi · 611 acresDivided Mountain Purchase Unitnational forest · 15.4 mi · 108 acresNew River State Parkstate park · 15.5 mi · 3,194 acresCherokee National Forestnational forest · 19.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202024 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202024 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGrayson County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025296 of 361 days measured65 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sullivan County, TN, 51 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription28% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Troutdaleserves 220 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202133 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,946 ft898 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSouthwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute10.9 miPost officeTroutdale Post Office1.2 miTown hallTroutdale Town Hall1.2 miFire stationTroutdale Community Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI57 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO92 miInterstateI-8110 miUS highwayUS 584.8 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN74 miCoachWytheville (Elizabeth Brown Park)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24378 ZIP area.
