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Fishers Hill

Fishers HillVA

A town in Virginia.

Snapp House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Photo of Fishers Hill

Fishers Hill, VA · Snapp House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain

Settled
1882
144 years ago

Is Fishers Hill a good place to live?

Among 254 Virginia towns, just 4 have a lower January low than Fishers Hill. Fishers Hill has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Snapp House and Stoner-Keller House and Mill. We don’t grade Fishers Hill yet; the figures below are still real.

Snapp House
Snapp House · National Register of Historic Places
Fishers Hill’s story

144 years in pictures

The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1864 and 5 maps from 1947 on.

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1882Fishers Hill is settled
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Landmarks

2 places in Fishers Hill on the National Register of Historic Places.

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A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Fishers Hill for work

Where Fishers Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Winchester Winchester 13% 7% → Strasburg Strasburg 7% 5% → Woodstock Woodstock 5% 5% → Front Royal Front Royal 5% 5% → Chantilly Chantilly 5% 3% → Ashburn Ashburn 3% Fishers Hill · 0% stay
0jobs based in Fishers Hill
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Fishers Hill.

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Fishers Hill

0%work in town

Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles. The top destinations are Winchester (13%), Strasburg (7%) and Woodstock (5%).

Where working residents work

In Fishers Hill0%
Winchester13%
Strasburg7%
Woodstock5%
Front Royal5%
21 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Fishers Hill
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Fishers Hill’s year

24″snow a winter

The range runs from 23° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–45°
Spring40–65°
Summer61–85°
Fall43–68°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Moderate risk in Fishers Hill, with inland flooding at the top

56risk score of 100

Fishers Hill’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 56 of 100. Expected losses in Fishers Hill break down as 69% from inland flooding and 9% from hurricanes.

FEMA risk score
56Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fishers Hill

13pages on Fishers Hill
Nearby attractions

Shenandoah National Park and 13 more within 40 miles

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

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Shenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Unknown, Public domain · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 · Skyline Drive: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting set up

Moving to Fishers Hill: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Fishers Hill, and how to reach them.

PowerShenandoah Valley Elec Coop14.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsShenandoah 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 hereShenandoah General RegistrarShenandoah County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code2265722657 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.

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Fishers Hill

About Fishers Hill

CDP in Virginia, United States

Fishers Hill is a CDP in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. Fishers Hill is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) west of Strasburg. Fishers Hill has a post office with ZIP code 22626, which opened on July 28, 1882. Today it may best be known for the 1864 Battle of Fisher's Hill, a Confederate defeat among the Valley campaigns of 1864, among those which led to the removal of CSA General Jubal Early as well as to the burning of many recently harvested crops in the area by Union forces (the re-created Army of the Shenandoah (Union)) led by General Philip Sheridan. Decades later, until the 1930s, Fisher's Hill was also the site of many summertime reunions of both Confederate and Union veterans, as well …

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

Elevation
689 ft
ZIP code
22626

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