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Colonial ForgeVA

A town.

Is Colonial Forge a good place to live?

We don’t grade Colonial Forge yet; the figures below are still real.

Nearby attractions

White House and 134 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Colonial Forge. Close and well known come first.

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Big draw40 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a yearBig draw39 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a yearBig draw38 mi LandmarkArlington National CemeteryBig draw39 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal ArchBig draw40 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year9 mi National MonumentGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument72K visitors a year
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

White House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Colonial Forge: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Colonial Forge, and how to reach them.

PowerDominion Energy15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterStafford County UtilitiesNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsStafford 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 hereStafford General RegistrarStafford County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2015
ZIP code2255422554 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 Colonial Forge.

Natural hazards

Very low risk in Colonial Forge, with inland flooding at the top

Colonial Forge’s risk rating from FEMA is 18 of 100, below both the Virginia town median (22 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected losses in Colonial Forge break down as 63% from inland flooding and 7% from strong winds.

18risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
18Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingStrong windHurricanes
Full pageColonial Forge’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesVery low riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters18 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Colonial Forge’s kids attend

The largest public high school is Colonial Forge High, with 2,122 students. Its one school is below.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Colonial Forge HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12Grades 9–122,122A−
Full pageColonial Forge’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsStafford County Public SchoolsVs. the neighbors1 bordering townEvery school1 school · Colonial Forge HighQuestions“Are Colonial Forge’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

Colonial Forge has four seasons and hot summers

Colonial Forge’s typical July afternoon high is 88°F, where Virginia’s towns sit at 88°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

11″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–47°
Spring44–67°
Summer65–86°
Fall47–69°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 6
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageColonial Forge’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 26°Rain & snow11″ of snow a winter · 42 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

0% of Colonial Forge is conserved land

1.3 miles of trail. In Colonial Forge, the density of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,196 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Full pageColonial Forge’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.3 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Colonial Forge?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Colonial Forge

13pages on Colonial Forge
The big questions
Schools1 schoolNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 18% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
Outdoors1 mi of trails · 0% conserved landPlacesAttractions264 nearby · Marine Raider Museum 5 miLibraryPorter BranchCollegesUniversity of Mary Washington is 8.4 mi away
The story
Climate88° summer highs · 11″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Colonial Forge

University of Mary WashingtonUniversity or college · Public · Fredericksburg8.4 mi$14,640 in-state tuition

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Colonial Forge’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Colonial Forge.

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Embrey MillEmbrey MillColonial Forge
Embrey Mill
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How the neighbors grade
TownVA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
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Colonial Forge and Embrey Mill aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Colonial Forge with a neighbor →

Questions about Colonial Forge

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Colonial Forge, VA a good place to live?

We don’t grade Colonial Forge yet; the figures below are still real. A town.