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Around Yorktown
Distances
Nearest major airport
Norfolk International Airport (ORF)30 miles away
Closer regional airport
Newport News Williamsburg International Airport (PHF)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Virginia Beach, VA42 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA207 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Yorktown; 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.
Population over time
Yorktown had 221 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 605th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
York County grew from 7,482 residents in 1900 to 70,045 in 2020.
York County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 45.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newport News Intl Ap, VA weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in York County
18,725 jobs at 1,503 businesses in York County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
18 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Yorktown.
Nearest hospitals
Mary Immaculate HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Newport News6.1 miles
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Williamsburg10.9 miles
Riverside Doctors' Hospital of WilliamsburgGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Williamsburg10.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
6
Dentists
4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
6
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
1
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Yorktown
Parks (1 nearby)
Charles E Brown Park · 10 acres0.4 mi
Grocery stores
Food Lion4.0 mi
Food Lion4.1 mi
Kroger4.8 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens4.0 mi
Kroger Pharmacy4.8 mi
Libraries
Yorktown Library3.7 mi
Gloucester County Public Library4.2 mi
Museums
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown1.5 mi
Watermen's Museum1.9 mi
Museum on Main1.9 mi
Endview Plantation1.9 mi
Colonial National Historic Park Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center2.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Artillery Amphitheater1.6 mi
On-The-Hill Cultural Arts Center1.9 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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