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OnleyVA
A town of 541. A regional job hub with 375 jobs.
Photo: self · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
541
2025 Census estimate · +1.3% since 2020
Typical home
$266K
+3.9% in a year
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
33.1
years
Jobs based here
375
A job hub
Is Onley a good place to live?
Onley’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, where Virginia’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Onley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Onley stand out
Where Onley beats most towns.
Small town
541 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Onley: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Onley, and how to reach them.
PowerA & N Electric Coop14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offTasley Convenience Center, 1 miOpenStreetMap
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.govWho runs elections hereAccomack General RegistrarAccomack County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2016
ZIP codes23418, 23410, 2341723418 89% · 23410 8% · 23417 3%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 Onley.
Work & commute
A job hub: Onley has 1.8 jobs for every working resident and draws in 370 commuters
2.4% of working residents work locally in Onley. In Onley, the median household income is $58,000, below both Virginia’s towns ($102,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Accomac (10%), Onancock (4%) and Newport News (4%).
2%work in town
| Onley | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Onley2%
Accomac10%
Onancock4%
Newport News4%
Exmore3%
15 mi
median commute distance
375
jobs based in Onley
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Housing
The typical home in Onley: about $266K
Home values are up 3.9% over the year to September 2026. For households in Onley, the share who live in a home they own is 66%.
$266KZillow home value
Typical home value
Onley$266K
Virginia$412K
+3.9%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards
Top of a high hazard risk in Onley: hurricanes
The FEMA hazard score for Onley comes to 71 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 61% come from hurricanes and 19% from inland flooding. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2006.
71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland floodingCoastal flooding
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Onley’s year
The range runs from 29° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 7 inches of snow a winter.
7″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter31–49°
Spring45–66°
Summer67–85°
Fall50–70°
Nov 7
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Safety
Crime reported in Onley
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown. 16 crimes were reported in Onley in 2025: 15 property and 1 violent.
Onley is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
1
violent crimes reported in 2025
15
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Health
How healthy Onley is
In Onley, 30% of adults get no exercise outside work. This Virginia town does better than the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. Among adults in the town, 17% have diabetes and 12% binge drink.
| Onley | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Virginia
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Onley | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.2% | 76.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital
0.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
0% of Onley is conserved land
Trails total 0.2 miles in 1 park or preserve. Onley’s trail network density is 0.3 miles per square mile. It has one park or preserve, 2 acres in all.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 514 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. George N McMath Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Onley
18pages on Onley
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Onley
About 0 of every 100 Onley residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
A job hub
Every workday, about 370 people come to Onley for work
Where Onley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
375jobs based in Onley
2%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Onley
Town in Virginia, United States
Onley (, "only") is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Onley had a population of 532.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- ZIP code
- 23418
- Area code
- 757
Questions about Onley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Onley, VA a good place to live?
Onley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.