Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:49 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:18 am – 4:55 pm
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People1,449 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.60 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 5%, other languages 2%, other Indo-European languages 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 27°F50 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month July6 in of snow a year, on about 4 days45 days above 90°F, 96 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Disputanta station, 5 mi away; snow from Wakefield 1nw
Parks and public landsCherry Orchard Bog State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 138 acresPetersburg National Battlefield Parknational park · 11.6 mi · 212 acresBig Woods Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 1,965 acresChub Sandhill State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 11.7 mi · 166 acresAirfield Pond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 13.2 mi · 121 acresDendron Swamp State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 12.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSussex County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 364 days measured88 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 85main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Henrico County, VA, 27 mi away
Drinking waterNortheast Regional Water Systemsserves 3,214 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation126 ft38 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBon Secours - Southside Medical Center12.7 miPost officeDisputanta Post Office5.5 miTown hallWaverly Town Hall6.1 miPoliceWaverly Police Department6.1 miFire stationDisputanta Volunteer Fire Department-Company 25.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRichard Bland College13.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC32 miInterstateI-958.8 miUS highwayUS 4603.5 miAmtrakPetersburg, VA PTB18 miCoachPetersburg Transportation CenterGreyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23891 ZIP area.
