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Melfa
Virginiatown
Total population
468
Median home value
$174,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$28,958
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Melfa sits in Virginia, United States and is identified as a small town. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 468. The settlement sits at 37.649°, -75.741°, a warm-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,574 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 62% of daylight hours. Resident density is around 585 per km², indicating an average residential density. Total area is recorded as a compact 0.8 km². Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,775
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves3,823
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves3,610
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,601
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,558
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves3,247
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,052
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,930
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- NANDUA HIGHHigh · Onley · 636 students · 11.4:1 ratio
- NANDUA MIDDLEMiddle · Onley · 474 students · 10.8:1 ratio
- Pungoteague ElementaryElementary · Melfa · 451 students · 15:1 ratio
- Accawmacke ElementaryElementary · Accomac · 396 students · 13.2:1 ratio
- Badger Vocational Education Center - SouthOther · Onley
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2023-02-0929 km E of Greenbackville, Virginia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Virginia
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Melfa
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library