Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:45 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:13 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 34°F49 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month July6 in of snow a year, on about 4 days36 days above 90°F, 41 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Norfolk Intl Ap station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Smithlake · 2.6 miStrayer University - Virginia Beach Campuscollege · 1.2 miECPI University - Virginia Beach - MCI Campuscollege · 1.3 miLake Edwardlake · 1.6 miSandy Pointcape · 4.9 miWest Pointcape · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWilliams Farm Parkpark · under a mile · 58 acresPoint O'View Espark · under a mileFirst Landing State Parkstate park · 7.3 mi · 2,916 acresFort Monroe National Monumentnational monument · 13.9 mi · 122 acresBack Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.8 mi · 8,798 acresNorth Landing River State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 12.4 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
Elevation17 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSentara Leigh Hospital1.9 miPost officeWitchduck Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNorfolk City Hall7.2 miPoliceVirginia State Police Division 5 Area 32 Office1.6 miFire stationVirginia Beach Fire Department Station 7 - Town Centerunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools10 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 7 otherSchoolRenaissance Academyunder a mileSchoolRivermont School Tidewaterunder a mileSchoolSaint Gregory the Great Catholic Schoolunder a mileCollegeStrayer University - Virginia Beach Campus1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorfolk International Airport ORF4.2 miInterstateI-264under a mileUS highwayUS 58under a mileAmtrakNorfolk, VA NFK6.7 miLight railNEWTOWN ROAD STATIONHampton Roads Transit (HRT)2.0 miCoachVirginia Beach, VA (Wesleyan Commons Shopping Center; 5461 Wesleyan dr. suite #105 Virginia Beach, VA 23455)OurBus1.7 miTransit28 stops within a mileHampton Roads Transit (HRT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23458 ZIP area.
