EbonyVA
With 95 residents, this town was settled in 1882.
Is Ebony a good place to live?
17% of residents live below the poverty line in Ebony, above both Virginia’s towns (7.7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 254 Virginia towns, just 3 have a higher peak summer temperature than Ebony. Ebony’s concentration of trails is 1.9 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in Virginia’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Ebony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
95 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ebony.
Most of Ebony’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them
Half commute less than 26 miles. Employers in Ebony shed 42 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 38. Also worth knowing: only 4% of working residents stay in Ebony for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Emporia (10%), South Hill (10%) and Richmond (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ebony’s typical home value is about $466K
Values rose 5.4% in the 12 months to September 2026. 69% of households live in a home they own in Ebony.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Compared with most of Virginia and the rest of the country, more of Ebony’s adults had a checkup this year
Among adults in Ebony, 41% sleep under 7 hours. Against the Virginia average, Ebony comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 10.
| Ebony | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ebony | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 75.1% | 67.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ebony has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Ebony’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 56 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 40% come from inland flooding and 27% from drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ebony
Moving to Ebony: who provides what
Ebony is unincorporated, so Brunswick County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
96% of working residents leave Ebony for work
Where Ebony’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ebony; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Ebony residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
About Ebony
Census-designated place in Virginia, US
Ebony is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ebony had a population of 150.
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- Area
- 4.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 344 ft
- ZIP code
- 23845
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