Mountain Road’s weakest subject grade is a D− for health. 4.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mountain Road, below both the Virginia town median (44%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Only 1 of Virginia’s 372 towns score lower on health. Mountain Road has 8 places on the National Register. Mountain Road has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestAHazard riskWeakestD⁻Health D⁻Walkability DJobs & income DSchools

What makes Mountain Road stand out

Where Mountain Road beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.

Natural hazardsA

Very low risk of storm and flood damage

FEMA National Risk Index.

32 measures vs. Virginia

2 better7 too close to call23 worse

Widest gap	Mountain Road	VA
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	30.3%	11.1%

Worth knowing · HealthD⁻

Less healthy than 99% of U.S. towns

Trails VA on 23 of 32 CDC measures, beats it on 2

Less healthyHealthier

CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Mountain Road for work

Where Mountain Road’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

143jobs based in Mountain Road

2%of working residents work in town

24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Mountain Road grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Mountain Road is from typical.

How grading works

HealthNear the bottom of U.S. towns on CDC estimates; Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital 4.9 miles awayD⁻Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 3.5 of 20; 4.8% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeDOpen →SchoolsDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 14% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $120K, 2.3 years of the county’s $52K median household incomeBOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors6 miles of trailsC⁻Open →HistoryDOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 37.0; 5% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Mountain Road: who provides what

Mountain Road is unincorporated, so Halifax County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDominion Energy15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

Internet5 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesHalifax CountyHalifax County provides services here

SchoolsHalifax 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 hereHalifax General RegistrarHalifax County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2015

ZIP codes24558, 2459224558 90% · 24592 10%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 Mountain Road.

HealthD⁻

More of Mountain Road’s adults say their health is fair or poor than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town

35% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Mountain Road, above both Virginia’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (19%). 20% of adults report frequent physical distress in Mountain Road. No town among the 254 in Virginia we compare has a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Mountain Road.

1%healthier than U.S. townsD⁻Health Grade

	Mountain Road	Virginia towns	U.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	35%	17%	19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	24%	12%	14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	47%	34%	35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	25%	11%	12%

32 measures vs. Virginia

2 better7 too close to call23 worse

What stands out	Mountain Road	VA
Fewer binge drinkers	9.5%	14.5%
More adults treating high blood pressure	82.7%	76.8%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	30.3%	11.1%

Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital

4.9 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageMountain Road’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby4.9 miles to an ER · Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than VA on 2 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

SchoolsD

Public schools in Mountain Road fall behind 89% of Virginia districts

Its public schools are run by the Halifax County Public Schools. Its one school is below.

11%of VA districts it outscoresDSchool Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Sinai ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	243	D

Full pageMountain Road’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsHalifax County Public Schools Vs. the neighborsBehind its graded neighbor Every school1 school · Sinai Elementary Questions“Are Mountain Road’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A

Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Mountain Road

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities.

14risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanesStrong wind

Full pageMountain Road’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters21 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready4.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D

Compared with most of Virginia and the rest of the country, the median household income in Mountain Road is lower

The median household income in Mountain Road is $41,000. Since 2013, Mountain Road has added 46 jobs, to 143 in 2023. 14% of Mountain Road residents live below the poverty line.

2%work in town

	Mountain Road	Virginia towns	U.S. towns
Median household income	$41,000	$102,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	19 minutes	27 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	14%	7.7%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	1.6%	4.9%	8%

Where working residents work

In Mountain Road2%

South Boston12%

Riverdale11%

Halifax11%

Danville7%

24 mi

median commute distance

143

jobs based in Mountain Road

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

D−

Walkability grade: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns

Full pageMountain Road’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here143 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Mountain Road Commute times19 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 24 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Mountain Road

Mountain Road has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 27° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.

6″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter29–50°

Spring44–69°

Summer65–86°

Fall47–70°

Oct 30

typical first frost

Apr 10

typical last frost

+1.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageMountain Road’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 27°Rain & snow6″ of snow a winter · 46 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsC⁻

2% of Mountain Road is conserved land

5.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

2%conserved

	Mountain Road	Virginia towns	U.S. towns
Conserved land	2%	4.7%	4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile	0.7 miles per square mile	0.7	0.4

conserved · 110 of 5,487 acres

5.6 mi

of trails · 0.7 per sq mi

Full pageMountain Road’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map5.6 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land2% conserved · 110 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Mountain Road?”

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mountain Road

17pages on Mountain Road

The big questions

SchoolsDBehind 89% of VA districts · 1 school HealthD⁻Better than VA on 2 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingBWork & commuteD$41K median household income · 143 jobs here Natural hazardsAFEMA risk higher than 14% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsC⁻6 mi of trails · 2% conserved land PlacesAttractions28 nearby · Staunton River Battlefield State Park 18 mi LibraryHalifax County Library Colleges

The story

HistoryDSettled 1869 Climate88° summer highs · 6″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Mountain Road; the nearest are

Piedmont Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Roxboro, NC22.1 mi$2,556 in-state tuition Longwood UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Farmville49.9 mi$15,744 in-state tuition

About 1 of every 100 Mountain Road residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Mountain Road

Census-designated place in Virginia, United States

Mountain Road is a census-designated place (CDP) in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mountain Road had a population of 1,009.

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

Area: 8.6 sq mi
Elevation: 533 ft

Mountain Road’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Mountain Road.

Explore the map →

HalifaxMountain Road

Halifax

E · 11% of Mountain Road workers commute here

Visit

How the neighbors grade

Town	VA rank	Overall	Cost	Safety	Schools	Health
Mountain Road	—	—	B	—	D	D⁻
Halifax	—	—	B⁻	—	D	D

Mountain Road and Halifax have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Mountain Road and Halifax report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mountain Road with a neighbor →

Questions about Mountain Road

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Mountain Road, VA expensive?

Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.

Post to Mountain Road

Check your email

Mountain RoadVA

Is Mountain Road a good place to live?