Lake ArrowheadVA

A town in Virginia.

Is Lake Arrowhead a good place to live?

We don’t grade Lake Arrowhead yet; the figures below are still real.

Nearby attractions

White House and 210 more within 40 miles

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

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Big draw38 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year

Big draw38 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year

Big draw36 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery

Big draw37 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch

Big draw39 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year

Big draw38 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M 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 · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Lake Arrowhead: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake Arrowhead, and how to reach them.

PowerNorthern Virginia Elec Coop12.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

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 code2255622556 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 Lake Arrowhead.

Climate

Lake Arrowhead has four seasons and pleasant summers

Expect July afternoons of 88° and January nights of 26°, with about 12 inches of snow a winter.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–47°

Spring44–67°

Summer65–86°

Fall47–68°

Nov 8

typical first frost

Mar 28

typical last frost

+1.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 26°Rain & snow12″ of snow a winter · 42 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Lake Arrowhead: inland flooding

68% of Lake Arrowhead’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 7%. Compared with 63% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims in the town since 2018.

37risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingStrong windHeat waves

paid flood claims since 2018

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims3 paid flood claims · Since 2018 Past disasters18 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

0% of Lake Arrowhead is conserved land

Lake Arrowhead’s density of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile, where Virginia’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.5 miles of trail.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 1,226 acres

0.5 mi

of trails · 0.3 per sq mi