Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 40 min5:53 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 40 min7:19 am – 4:59 pm
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People631 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.2340 householdsMedian household income $77,614Median home value $277,30098% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,547 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 278 employedMain industries: retail 21%, education and health care 21%, manufacturing 18%Average commute 51 minutes63% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 32% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages43% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 30°F49 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month September1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days46 days above 90°F, 70 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Roanoke Rapids station, 10 mi away; snow from Emporia 1 Wnw
Parks and public landsRoanoke Canal Trail State Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.4 miLake Brunswick Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 15.3 mi · 159 acresMedoc Mountain State Parkstate park · 21.1 mi · 3,939 acresPetersburg National Battlefield Parknational park · 42.1 mi · 212 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBrunswick County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025274 of 351 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 79main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Northampton County, NC, 26 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription34% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Lawrencevilleserves 4,806 people from surface water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation297 ft91 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHalifax Regional Medical Center13.6 miPost officeValentines Post Office1.3 miFire stationTriplet Volunteer Fire Department3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHalifax Community College14.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPitt-Greenville Airport PGV69 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC70 miInterstateI-9513 miUS highwayUS 1587.5 miAmtrakPetersburg, VA PTB51 miCoachSouth Hill Slip N Food MartGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23887 ZIP area.
