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Former Buckingham Training School, Dillwyn, Virginia

DillwynVA

A town of 459. A typical home worth about $255K.

Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
459
residents
Typical home
$255K
+5.6% in a year
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
54.3
years
Jobs based here
180
Balanced

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459 people, and everyone knows the way

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63°
Mostly Sunny
H 88° · L 64°

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 16% of U.S. communities.

16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
16Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesDrought
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Housing

A typical Dillwyn home is worth about $255K

The typical Dillwyn home is worth about $255,000, up 5.6% in a year, 39% below the Virginia typical home.

$255KZillow home value

Typical home value

Dillwyn$255K
Virginia$415K
+5.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Dillwyn has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–49°
Spring44–68°
Summer64–85°
Fall47–69°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Dillwyn

Most working residents leave Dillwyn for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Farmville (6%), Buckingham Courthouse (6%) and Lynchburg (4%). Half commute less than 37 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Dillwyn2%
Farmville6%
Buckingham Courthouse6%
Lynchburg4%
Roanoke2%
37 mi
median commute distance
180
jobs based in Dillwyn
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Dillwyn is

Dillwyn beats the Virginia average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20.

32 measures vs. Virginia
3 better9 too close to call20 worse
What stands outDillwynVA
Fewer binge drinkers10.6%14.5%
More adults treating high blood pressure84.4%76.8%
More adults who have had a stroke6.2%3.3%
Southside Community Hospital
15.3 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 →
Buckingham Branch Railroad GP16 rebuild
2005 · Buckingham Branch Railroad GP16 rebuild · Wikimedia Commons
Dillwyn’s story

Dillwyn in pictures

5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

BBRR1GP7DillwynVaBBRR4 Dillwyn WJGrimesFormer Buckingham Training School
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About Dillwyn

Town in Virginia, United States

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Dillwyn is an incorporated town in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dillwyn had a population of 436.

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

Population
436
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
643 ft
ZIP code
23936
Area code
434

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