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MelfaVA

A town of 468. A typical home worth about $242K.

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Population
468
residents
Typical home
$242K
+0.7% in a year
Household income
$29K
median
Median age
29.8
years
Jobs based here
40
A commuter town

What makes Melfa stand out

The thing Melfa does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

468 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Melfa home is worth about $242K

The typical Melfa home is worth about $242,000, up 0.7% in a year, 42% below the Virginia typical home.

$242KZillow home value

Typical home value

Melfa$242K
Virginia$415K
+0.7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Melfa

Most working residents leave Melfa for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Accomac (8%), Exmore (7%) and Norfolk (5%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Melfa0%
Accomac8%
Exmore7%
Norfolk5%
Onley3%
25 mi
median commute distance
40
jobs based in Melfa
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.

71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
71High riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingCoastal flooding
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Melfa has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–49°
Spring46–66°
Summer67–85°
Fall51–70°
Nov 7
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Melfa is

Melfa beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

32 measures vs. Virginia
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outMelfaVA
More adults treating high blood pressure81.6%76.8%
More adults with COPD8.9%6.2%
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital
3.7 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 →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Melfa for work

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

8% → Accomac Accomac 8% 7% → Exmore Exmore 7% 5% → Norfolk Norfolk 5% 3% → Onley Onley 3% 3% → Richmond Richmond 3% 2% → Eastville Eastville 2% Melfa · 0% stay
40jobs based in Melfa
0%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

A row of houses along Melfa's main street
2018 · A row of houses along Melfa's main street · Wikimedia Commons
Melfa’s story

Melfa in pictures

10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Former bank buildingKool Ford, between Melfa and KellerMelfa UMC, another view
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About Melfa

Town in Virginia, United States

Melfa is a town in Accomack County on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, United States. The population was 396 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
396
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
49 ft
ZIP code
23410
Area code
757

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