Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:01 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:32 am – 5:08 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F42 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month July23 in of snow a year, on about 13 days7 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pearisburg 4 Sse station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksMountain Lakelake · 3.5 miUpper Fallswaterfall · 1.3 miBAILEY GAP SHELTERcampground · 1.3 miBrushy Toppeak · under a mileWhite Rock Mountainpeak · 2.0 miPINE SWAMP TRAILHEADtrailhead · 2.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJefferson National Forestnational forest · 3.2 miMountain Lake Biological Stationrecreation area · 3.4 mi · 535 acresWhitt-Riverbend Parkpark · 6.6 miClover Hollow State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 7.5 miPotts Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 18,472 acresBluestone Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.3 mi · 2,569 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 30 May 19749 mi away, near Blacksburg, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Sep 20179 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGiles County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025337 of 357 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Giles County monitors, VA
Drinking waterTown of Pearisburgserves 2,760 people from purchased ground water under influence of surface water sourNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,325 ft1,013 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCarilion Giles Community Hospital7.7 miPost officePembroke Post Office5.1 miTown hallPembroke Town Hall5.3 miPolicePembroke Police Department5.3 miFire stationPembroke Volunteer Fire Department5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University14.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24094 ZIP area.
