Amherst town, VA
ZIP 24521 — Amenities & Local Context
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLow Snow Area
Airports, parks, hospitals, nearby places, and local civic context
Amenities & Location in 24521
Transportation & Access
Distance to Coast
91.0 miles (146.5 km)
✈️ Airports (8)
- LYH (Airport)21.9 miles (35.2 km)
- SHD (Airport)45.0 miles (72.4 km)
- CHO (Airport)49.7 miles (79.9 km)
- ROA (Airport)52.5 miles (84.4 km)
- LWB (Airport)72.7 miles (117.0 km)
- DAN (Airport)74.4 miles (119.7 km)
- EKN (Airport)96.0 miles (154.5 km)
- RIC (Airport)97.9 miles (157.6 km)
🌊 Coast (8 points)
- Coast (91.0 miles (146.5 km))
- Coast (100.8 miles (162.2 km))
- Coast (182.1 miles (293.1 km))
- Coast (280.6 miles (451.5 km))
- Coast (299.4 miles (481.8 km))
- Coast (339.7 miles (546.7 km))
- Coast (495.9 miles (798.1 km))
- Coast (661.1 miles (1063.9 km))
Parks & Recreation
🌲 National Parks (20)
- Appomattox Court House National Historical Park24.1 miles (38.8 km)apco
- Booker T Washington National Monument49.8 miles (80.2 km)bowa
- Green Springs57.0 miles (91.7 km)grsp
- Shenandoah National Park68.6 miles (110.4 km)shen
- Maggie L Walker National Historic Site91.3 miles (146.9 km)mawa
- Petersburg National Battlefield94.3 miles (151.7 km)pete
- Richmond National Battlefield Park99.6 miles (160.3 km)rich
- Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park100.0 miles (160.9 km)frsp
- Bluestone National Scenic River103.2 miles (166.1 km)blue
- Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park104.4 miles (168.0 km)cebe
- New River Gorge National Park & Preserve105.0 miles (169.0 km)neri
- Gauley River National Recreation Area111.0 miles (178.7 km)gari
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- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park111.5 miles (179.5 km)guco
- Prince William Forest Park114.0 miles (183.4 km)prwi
- Manassas National Battlefield Park117.9 miles (189.8 km)mana
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument125.0 miles (201.1 km)gewa
- Thomas Stone National Historic Site128.1 miles (206.2 km)thst
- Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park132.1 miles (212.6 km)jame
- Piscataway Park132.5 miles (213.3 km)pisc
- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts134.3 miles (216.2 km)wotr
Health & Safety
🏥 VA Hospitals (20)
- Lynchburg CBOC16.7 miles (26.9 km)
- Staunton CBOC34.7 miles (55.9 km)
- Staunton National Cemetery35.1 miles (56.6 km)
- Charlottesville CBOC44.8 miles (72.2 km)
- Roanoke Regional Benefit Office52.7 miles (84.8 km)
- Fort Eustis52.7 miles (84.8 km)
- Roanoke Regional Loan Center52.7 miles (84.8 km)
- Roanoke Vet Center53.0 miles (85.3 km)
- Harrisonburg Contract Outpatient Clinic56.3 miles (90.6 km)
- Salem VA Medical Center56.4 miles (90.7 km)
- Franklin Community Based Outpatient Clinic70.9 miles (114.1 km)
- Danville CBOC72.6 miles (116.9 km)
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- Danville National Cemetery74.7 miles (120.2 km)
- Greenbrier County VA Clinic75.8 miles (121.9 km)
- Culpeper National Cemetery83.5 miles (134.5 km)
- Richmond Vet Center88.0 miles (141.6 km)
- Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center89.8 miles (144.5 km)
- Richmond National Cemetery93.9 miles (151.1 km)
- Petersburg Community Based Outpatient Clinic94.1 miles (151.4 km)
- Fort Harrison National Cemetery96.1 miles (154.7 km)
☢️ Superfund (NPL) (1)
- U.S. TITANIUM6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Politics & Opportunity in 24521
Voting & Opportunity