Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:57 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:25 am – 5:03 pm
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People1,098 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.9437 householdsMedian household income $41,683Median home value $148,800Median rent $836 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $689 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting12.6% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 347 employedMain industries: construction 24%, public administration 21%, education and health care 18%Average commute 39 minutes84% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher72% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 4%, French or Haitian Creole 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month September6 in of snow a year, on about 3 days22 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chatham station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsWhite Oak Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 2,683 acresLake Burton Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 18.9 mi · 71 acresStaunton River Battlefield State Parkstate park · 26.5 mi · 81 acresSmith Mountain Lake State Parkstate park · 27.2 mi · 54 acresDifficult Creekstate wilderness · 26.4 miStaunton River State Parkstate park · 28.5 mi · 668 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPittsylvania County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 2025318 of 325 days measured7 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 67main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Prince Edward County, VA, 49 mi away
Internet at home65% of households have a broadband subscription24% have cable, fibre or DSL23% rely on a mobile data plan alone31% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMount Hermonserves 4,145 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation523 ft159 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSentara Halifax Regional Hospital18.1 miPost officeJava Post Office2.2 miFire stationRiceville - Java Volunteer Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field LYH33 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO67 miUS highwayUS 5019.8 miAmtrakDanville, VA DAN22 miCoachSouth Boston (Pilot Travel Center)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24565 ZIP area.
