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Ferry Farm
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Ferry FarmVA

A town in Virginia.

Carl's · Photo: Bsteckler · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Ferry Farm

Ferry Farm, VA · Carl's · Photo: Bsteckler · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Ferry Farm a good place to live?

We don’t grade Ferry Farm yet; the figures below are still real.

2016-09-12 10 43 08 View east along Virginia State Route 3 (Kings Highway) between Enola Road and Washington Square Pla…
2016-09-12 10 43 08 View east along Virginia State Route 3 (Kings Highway) between Enola Road and Washington Square Pla…, 2016
Ferry Farm’s story

Ferry Farm in pictures

The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 7 maps from 1926 on.

Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Ferry Farm: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Ferry Farm, 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 code2240522405 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 Ferry Farm.

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Ferry Farm

For Ferry Farm, the midsummer high is 89°F.

11″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–48°
Spring44–68°
Summer65–87°
Fall47–69°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 6
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageFerry Farm’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 89°, January lows 26°Rain & snow11″ of snow a winter · 43 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Schools

The schools Ferry Farm’s kids attend

One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Stafford County Public Schools. 555 students attend Ferry Farm’s public school.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Ferry Farm ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5Grades PK–5555B−
Full pageFerry Farm’s schools pageOpen the page
The districtsStafford County Public SchoolsEvery school2 schools · Ferry Farm ElementaryQuestions“Are Ferry Farm’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

Ferry Farm faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, Ferry Farm sits below 59% of U.S. communities. 68% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 6%.

41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
41Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesHeat waves
Full pageFerry Farm’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate 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

Nearby attractions

George Washington Birthplace National Monument and 24 more within 40 miles

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

All 275 attractions →
in town National MonumentGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument72K visitors a year31 mi Theme parkKings Dominion18 mi MuseumNational Museum of the Marine Corpsin town National Military ParkFredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park766K visitors a year40 mi Park & preserveCameron Run Regional Park15 mi Ancient siteMallows Bay
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

George Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of the Marine Corps: RadioFan (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: RebelAt at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cameron Run Regional Park: Paul Roth from Washington, D.C. (kinda), USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mallows Bay: Amazur, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ferry Farm

13pages on Ferry Farm
The big questions
Schools2 schoolsNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 41% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesAttractions275 nearby · George Washington Birthplace National Monument 1 miLibraryFredericksburg BranchCollegesUniversity of Mary Washington is 2.2 mi away
The story
HistoryClimate89° summer highs · 11″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Ferry Farm

University of Mary WashingtonUniversity or college · Public · Fredericksburg2.2 mi$14,640 in-state tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Ferry Farm

Unincorporated community in Virginia, US

Ferry Farm is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Questions about Ferry Farm

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Ferry Farm, VA a good place to live?

We don’t grade Ferry Farm yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Virginia.