Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:45 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:20 am – 4:52 pm
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People224 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.5100 householdsMedian household income $53,10094% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,467 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher70% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 72%, Spanish 28%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 29°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month August12 in of snow a year, on about 5 days44 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Warsaw 2 Nw station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksTaliaferro Pondlake · under a mileSpindle Pondlake · 1.4 miGreen Baybay · 7.0 miRitchie Pointcape · 4.3 miHunters Millpondreservoir · 3.3 miKetch Pointcape · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.3 mi · 7,664 acresLands End Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 429 acresGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monumentnational monument · 12.8 mi · 556 acresWestmoreland State Parkstate park · 13.1 mi · 1,320 acresChandlers Millpond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 12.7 miRobert W. Duncan Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.8 mi · 1,347 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 23 Aug 201148 mi away, near Mineral, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 1 Sep 201148 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 quality96% of days had good air in 2025347 of 360 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Stafford County, VA, 34 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription36% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation104 ft32 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVCU Health Tappahannock Hospital14.0 miPost officeChamplain Post Office4.5 miFire stationTappahannock - Essex Volunteer Fire Department Station 33.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRichmond International Airport RIC39 miInterstateI-9523 miUS highwayUS 172.7 miAmtrakFredericksburg, VA FBG28 miCoachFredericksburg Bus StopGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22476 ZIP area.
