Local servicesHospitalVCU Health Tappahannock Hospital12.6 miPost officeCenter Cross Post Office4.0 miFire stationTappahannock - Essex Volunteer Fire Department Station 24.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeRappahannock Community College - Warsaw Campus13.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC38 miInterstateI-6423 miUS highwayUS 17under a mileAmtrakWilliamsburg, VA WBG34 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 22504 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:45 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:18 am – 4:51 pm
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People117 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 73.362 households76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher56% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%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, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsBelle Isle State Parkstate park · 6.2 mi · 675 acresRappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.3 mi · 7,618 acresHickory Hollow State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 14.4 mi · 251 acresGardys Millpond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 17.0 miYork River State Parkstate park · 24.0 mi · 2,501 acresWestmoreland State Parkstate park · 27.4 mi · 1,320 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 201044 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201044 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowEssex County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: 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, 39 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL50% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Tappahannockserves 2,375 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation103 ft31 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
