Temperanceville is a community in Accomack County, Virginia, home to about 115 people across 3.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 23442.
Mostly Makemie Park; part is in Temperanceville
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| Nearest major airport | Norfolk International Airport (ORF)78 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Virginia Beach, VA81 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA148 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Temperanceville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Temperanceville had 308 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2010.
It’s the 611th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Accomack County grew from 32,570 residents in 1900 to 33,413 in 2020.
Accomack County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 43.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wallops Island Flight Fac, VA weather station (6 miles away).
9,186 jobs at 711 businesses in Accomack County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Makemie Park, Atlantic and Sanford.
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