Local servicesHospitalAugusta Health - Main Campus5.8 miPost officePark Post Office2.0 miTown hallWaynesboro Municipal Building2.2 miPoliceWaynesboro Police Department2.4 miFire stationDooms Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportShenandoah Valley Regional Airport SHD11 miMajor airportRichmond International Airport RIC95 miInterstateI-643.8 miUS highwayUS 3401.0 miAmtrakStaunton, VA STA11 miCoachStaunton (Crossing Way Park & Ride)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Academy8.8 miTransit1 stop within a mileBRITE BusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22980 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:52 am – 8:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:28 am – 4:59 pm
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People32,965 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.614,013 householdsMedian household income $63,943Median home value $268,100Median rent $1,010 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,614 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 16,225 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, manufacturing 16%, retail 12%Average commute 22 minutes76% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 6%, other Indo-European languages 1%, Vietnamese 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F45 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month September22 in of snow a year, on about 9 days18 days above 90°F, 120 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waynesboro Wtp station, 1 mi away; snow from Staunton Wtp
Parks and public landsBasic Parkpark · 1.0 miGeorge Washington National Forestnational forest · 5.0 mi · 960,981 acresRidgeview Parkpark · 2.5 miShenandoah National Parknational park · 12.0 miLyndhurst Pondsstate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 349 acresLyndhurst Ponds State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 349 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 9 Dec 200348 mi away, near Columbia, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.5 on 9 Dec 200348 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWaynesboro City, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowLightning Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025294 of 363 days measured69 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Albemarle County, VA, 19 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Waynesboroserves 22,630 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,316 ft401 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
