Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min5:45 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:13 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 32°F47 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month July3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days32 days above 90°F, 50 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oceana Nas station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksWhite Hillpeak · 2.3 miAtlantic Universitycollege · 1.6 miBird Neck Pointcape · under a mileWest Pointcape · 3.7 miLinkhorn Baybay · under a mileCrystal Lakelake · 1.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFirst Landing State Parkstate park · 1.2 mi · 2,916 acresBeachpark · under a mile · 225 acresKilbourne Parkpark · 1.4 miBack Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.1 mi · 8,798 acresFisherman Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.6 mi · 2,049 acresNorth Landing River State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 13.2 mi · 744 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowVirginia Beach City, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025295 of 365 days measured70 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 98main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Virginia Beach City County monitors, VA
Drinking waterCity of Virginia Beachserves 437,994 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation14 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSentara Virginia Beach General Hospital1.3 miPost officeSeapines Post Office1.5 miTown hallVirginia Beach Municipal Center8.7 miPoliceVirginia Beach Police Department Second Precinct2.2 miFire stationVirginia Beach Fire Department Station 8 - Oceana1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 3 otherSchoolGalilee Montessori School1.3 miElementaryNorfolk Christian Lower School - Virginia Beach Campus1.4 miHighFirst Colonial High School1.4 miCollegeAtlantic University1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorfolk International Airport ORF11 miInterstateI-2641.8 miUS highwayUS 581.3 miAmtrakNorfolk, VA NFK15 miLight railNEWTOWN ROAD STATIONHampton Roads Transit (HRT)11 miCoachVirginia Beach (Convention Center)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Academy2.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23450 ZIP area.
