Local servicesHospitalVCU Health Tappahannock Hospital15.6 miPost officeMorattico Post Office4.2 miTown hallUrbanna Town Hall9.2 miFire stationUpper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRappahannock Community College - Glenns Campus12.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC39 miInterstateI-6422 miUS highwayUS 172.0 miAmtrakWilliamsburg, VA WBG32 miCoachNew Kent (Colonial Downs)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Academy25 miSources: 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 23079 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:45 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:18 am – 4:51 pm
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People491 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.5189 householdsMedian household income $61,615Median home value $172,20089% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,286 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate42% of adults are in the labour force, 182 employedMain industries: retail 30%, education and health care 20%, manufacturing 15%Average commute 35 minutes67% drive alone, 34% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, other Indo-European languages 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 28°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September10 in of snow a year, on about 6 days50 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, W Pt 2 Nw station, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsBelle Isle State Parkstate park · 4.5 mi · 675 acresHickory Hollow State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 12.3 mi · 251 acresRappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 17.2 mi · 7,618 acresGardys Millpond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 18.2 miYork River State Parkstate park · 22.1 mi · 2,501 acresPoint Lookout Spstate park · 28.1 mi · 1,059 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201047 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201047 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMiddlesex County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 40 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription13% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMiddlesex Water Authorityserves 1,628 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation41 ft12 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
