Local servicesHospitalRiverside Walter Reed Hospital14.9 miPost officeNew Point Post Officeunder a milePoliceMathews County Sheriff's Office6.9 miFire stationMathews Volunteer Fire Department Station 5under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeVirginia Institute of Marine Science / William and Mary13.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport News Williamsburg International Airport PHF19 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF31 miInterstateI-6418 miUS highwayUS 1713 miAmtrakNewport News, VA NPN20 miCoachNewport News, VA (Jefferson Commons shopping center. 551 Bland Blvd, Newport News, VA 23602. Pick up at the far end of the parking lot (NOT at KOHL'S OurBus20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 44 min5:44 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:15 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 29°F52 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month July9 in of snow a year, on about 4 days16 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, N station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsBethel Beach State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 4.8 miFEMA Flood Hazard Propertyrecreation area · 7.8 miPlum Tree Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.0 mi · 3,065 acresMachicomoco State Parkstate park · 13.7 mi · 647 acresColonial National Historical Parkhistoric site · 17.9 mi · 7,881 acresKiptopeke State Parkstate park · 20.8 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 LowMathews County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCoastal flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025303 of 365 days measured61 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hampton City County, VA, 20 mi away
Drinking waterChesapeake Shoresserves 103 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
