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Country around Skippers is a rural area of about 386 people in Greensville County, Virginia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 65 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
386people
$218kTypical home
$1,099/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 386 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Richmond, VA
- 45 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,372/mo)
- Median rent $1,099/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (461 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 23% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to RIC airport
- 65 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 148 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greensville County: D+9 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.