Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:45 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:13 am – 4:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,041 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 21.30 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 82%, Spanish 9%, other Indo-European languages 4%, French or Haitian Creole 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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
Nearby landmarksWest Pointcape · 2.8 miCentura College - Virginia Beach Campuscollege · 2.3 miSandy Pointcape · 4.7 miLake Rudeebay · 3.2 miLake Christinelake · 3.2 miLake Wesleybay · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOwl Creek Preservation Area Parkpark · 2.0 miLondong Bridge Creek Parkpark · 2.1 miFirst Landing State Parkstate park · 4.9 mi · 2,916 acresBack Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.1 mi · 8,798 acresNorth Landing River State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 744 acresPrincess Anne Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.3 mi · 242 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
Elevation19 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSentara Virginia Beach General Hospital3.2 miPost officeOceana Naval Air Station Post Officeunder a mileTown hallVirginia Beach Municipal Center4.7 miPoliceVirginia Beach Police Department Second Precinct3.1 miFire stationOceana Naval Air Station Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentura College - Virginia Beach Campus2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorfolk International Airport ORF11 miInterstateI-2642.1 miUS highwayUS 58 Bus1.7 miAmtrakNorfolk, VA NFK14 miLight railNEWTOWN ROAD STATIONHampton Roads Transit (HRT)8.9 miCoachVirginia Beach Circle D Food MartFlixBus2.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23460 ZIP area.
