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A town of 303. A typical home worth about $230K.

Population
303
residents
Typical home
$230K
+0.3% in a year
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
51.1
years
Jobs based here
2
A commuter town

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Small town

303 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Dendron home is worth about $230K

The typical Dendron home is worth about $230,000, about the same as a year ago, 45% below the Virginia typical home.

$230KZillow home value

Typical home value

Dendron$230K
Virginia$415K
+0.3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with drought at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 18% of U.S. communities.

18risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
18Very low riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingHurricanes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Dendron

Most working residents leave Dendron for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Surry (12%), Richmond (8%) and Williamsburg (5%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Dendron0%
Surry12%
Richmond8%
Williamsburg5%
Hopewell4%
26 mi
median commute distance
2
jobs based in Dendron
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Dendron has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

6″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–52°
Spring46–70°
Summer66–88°
Fall49–72°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Dendron is

Dendron beats the Virginia average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Virginia
4 better20 too close to call8 worse
What stands outDendronVA
Fewer binge drinkers11.1%14.5%
More adults treating high blood pressure83.1%76.8%
More adults who have had a stroke4.7%3.3%
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center
17.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Dendron is conserved land

7.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Dendron: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,271 acres
7.6 mi
of trails · 2.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Dendron for work

Where Dendron’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Surry Surry 12% 8% → Richmond Richmond 8% 5% → Williamsburg Williamsburg 5% 4% → Hopewell Hopewell 4% 3% → Waverly Waverly 3% 3% → Newport News Newport News 3% Dendron · 0% stay
2jobs based in Dendron
0%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

VAMap-doton-Dendron
2005 · VAMap-doton-Dendron · Wikimedia Commons
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About Dendron

Town in Virginia, United States

Dendron is a town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 251 at the 2020 census. Sculptor Leslie Garland Bolling was born in Dendron, as was mayor of Hopewell, Virginia, Curtis W. Harris.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
251
Area
3.6 sq mi
Elevation
118 ft
ZIP code
23839
Area code
757

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