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BobtownVA

Population 141: a town settled in 1862.

Population

141

Census survey, 2020–24

Is Bobtown a good place to live?

Bobtown’s median age is 64.5 years, where Virginia’s towns sit at 38.5 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Bobtown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

141 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Keller · 3 mi Melfa · 3 mi Painter · 5 mi Onancock · 5 mi Onley · 5 mi Belle Haven · 7 mi

PungoteagueBobtown

Getting set up

Moving to Bobtown: who provides what

Bobtown is unincorporated, so Accomack County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerA & N Electric Coop14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

Internet3 providers78% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesAccomack CountyAccomack County provides services here

SchoolsAccomack County Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Virginia you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 11 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereAccomack General RegistrarAccomack County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2016

ZIP code2341023410 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Bobtown.

Who lives here

42% of residents are 65 or older

40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 42% across Virginia.

64.5median age · VA 39

BobtownVirginiaUnited States

VAU.S.

Ages · share of residents

46%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma4%

High school16%

Some college40%

Associate’s0%

Bachelor’s18%

Graduate22%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 11% and 98% women

The Census survey reached too few of Bobtown’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±43.3 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Bobtown
	Bobtown	VA	U.S.
Under 10	0%	11.6%	11.6%
10 to 17	0%	10.1%	10.3%
18 to 24	0%	9.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	0%	13.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	13.6%	13.2%
45 to 54	0%	12.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	46.1%	12.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	34.8%	9.9%	10.2%
75 and older	7.1%	6.8%	7%
No diploma	4.3%	8.4%	10.4%
High school	15.6%	23.9%	26%
Some college	39.7%	17.7%	19.1%
Associate’s	0%	7.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	18.4%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate	22%	18.5%	14.1%

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Ages64.5 median age · 42% are 65 or older Schooling40% have a four-year degree Homes72% own their home · Homeowners Income$60K a year · Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points

Schools

The schools Bobtown’s kids attend

The public schools here belong to the Accomack County Public Schools. Its one school is below. Bobtown’s only public school teaches 452 students.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Pungoteague ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	452	C⁻

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The districtsAccomack County Public Schools Vs. the neighbors1 bordering town Every school1 school · Pungoteague Elementary Questions“Are Bobtown’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

Bobtown has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Half commute less than 13 miles. 1% of working residents work locally in Bobtown. The top destinations are Accomac (6%), Exmore (5%) and Onley (4%).

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Bobtown1%

Accomac6%

Exmore5%

Onley4%

Onancock4%

13 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Bobtown

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here37 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Bobtown Commute timesCommute times How far they goHalf commute less than 13 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Bobtown is hurricanes, at a high overall level

Expected losses in Bobtown break down as 61% from hurricanes and 19% from inland flooding. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in the town than in 71% of U.S. communities.

71risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HurricanesInland floodingCoastal flooding

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters15 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.3 events a year, on average · Ready for hurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Bobtown

A winter brings about 7 inches of snow, with January nights at 30° and July afternoons at 87°.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter32–49°

Spring47–65°

Summer68–85°

Fall53–70°

Nov 7

typical first frost

Apr 4

typical last frost

+1.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 87°, January lows 30°Rain & snow7″ of snow a winter · 46 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults in Bobtown have high blood pressure than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town

Among adults in Bobtown, 31% feel lonely. Only 10 of the 254 Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Bobtown. The town does better than the Virginia average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 11.