Sussex County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM10
Pb
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 13.9. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 15.0. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 24.5 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.00346. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 24.5 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.9%
(2.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 7.8% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people | | Virginia: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 63.5% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Stony Creek, VA
Stony Creek compared to Virginia state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Stony Creek (2011 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Sussex Branch at 15103 Courthouse Road, branch established on 1979/01/02. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- The Bank of Southside Virginia: Stony Creek Branch at 12441 Main Street, branch established on 1933/06/07. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $530.3 mil, Deposits: $452.9 mil, headquarters in Carson, VA, positive income, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Southside Virginia Corporation, The
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Stony Creek, Virginia:
- Hampton Inn, 10476 Blue Star Hwy, Stony Creek, VA 23882
, Phone: (434) 246-5500, Fax: (434) 246-5775
- Sleep Inn & Suites, 11019 Blue Star Hwy, Stony Creek, VA 23882
, Phone: (434) 246-5100, Fax: (434) 246-5115
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Stony Creek, Virginia
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (56%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Sussex County Virginia:
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Religion statistics for Stony Creek (based on Sussex County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 35.26%
| Here |  | 35.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 39.0% | 31.5% | 12.3% | 5.9% | 11.3% |
| Congregations | 30.4% | 30.4% | 4.3% | 13.0% | 21.7% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Sussex County: | 5.78 / 10,000 pop. | | Virginia: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Sussex County: | 3.30 / 10,000 pop. | | Virginia: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | Here: | 9.08 / 10,000 pop. | | Virginia: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Here: | 4.95 / 10,000 pop. | | Virginia: | 7.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Sussex County: | 11.6% | | State: | 9.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Sussex County: | 31.9% | | State: | 26.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2002) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $602 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $602 |
Stony Creek government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $17,000 ($85.86)
General - Other: $15,000 ($75.76)
Financial Administration: $9,000 ($45.45)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $17,000 ($85.86)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000 ($55.56)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $244,000 ($1232.32)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,000 ($25.25)
- Tax - Property: $43,000 ($217.17)
Motor Vehicle License: $2,000 ($10.10)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $9,000 ($45.45)
8.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,300 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.23% | | Virginia average: | 11.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,371 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.56% | | Virginia average: | 10.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Stony Creek:
- WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WGGM (820 AM; 10 kW; CHESTER, VA; Owner: HOFFMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKGM (940 AM; 10 kW; SMITHFIELD, VA; Owner: WKGM, INC.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WGH (1310 AM; 20 kW; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE BAY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
- WPMH (1010 AM; 10 kW; PORTSMOUTH, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WEVA (860 AM; daytime; 1 kW; EMPORIA, VA; Owner: COLONIAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Stony Creek:
- WAFX (106.9 FM; SUFFOLK, VA; Owner: TIDEWATER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WKJS (104.7 FM; CREWE, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WARV-FM (100.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WBTJ (106.5 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJYA (89.3 FM; EMPORIA, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WSMY-FM (103.1 FM; ALBERTA, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMXB (103.7 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WRHH (99.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WLQM-FM (101.7 FM; FRANKLIN, VA; Owner: FRANKLIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W291AJ (106.1 FM; WAVERLY, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WKHK (95.3 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WDYL (101.1 FM; CHESTER, VA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WJZV (93.1 FM; ETTRICK, VA; Owner: RICHMOND BROADCASTING, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Stony Creek:
- WWAY (Channel 3; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WCVE-TV (Channel 23; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRLH-TV (Channel 35; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: WRLH LICENSEE, LLC)
- WTVR-TV (Channel 6; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: ELCOM OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
- WRIC-TV (Channel 8; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF RICHMOND, INC.)
- WCVW (Channel 57; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Stony Creek fatal accident list:
Nov 27, 1984 01:00 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 3
Apr 2, 1978 07:50 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Stony Creek)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 37 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - 792 M N Of Sr 618 E Side Of The Trks (Lat: 36.965694 Lon: -77.402750), Type: Pole, Structure height: 16 m, Call Sign: WPHC321
Assigned Frequencies: 160.350 MHz, 160.395 MHz, 160.590 MHz, 160.785 MHz, 160.890 MHz, 161.265 MHz, 161.415 MHz, 161.430 MHz Grant Date: 02/16/2005, Expiration Date: 05/03/2015, Certifier: L W Allen
Registrant: Csx Transportation Inc. J958 4th Floor, 6735 Southpoint Drive South, Jacksonville, FL 32137, Phone: (904) 332-5963, Fax: (904) 332-6048, Email:
- Lat: 36.920000 Lon: -77.568833, Call Sign: WPWF468
Assigned Frequencies: 158.385 MHz, 159.495 MHz, 159.510 MHz Grant Date: 11/04/2002, Expiration Date: 11/04/2012, Certifier: Joe K Barnes
Registrant: Professional Licensing Consultants Inc, Rockville, MD 20849, Phone: (301) 309-2380, Fax: (301) 309-1996 - Lat: 36.916667 Lon: -77.283333, Call Sign: WPZP821
Assigned Frequencies: 154.415 MHz, 155.655 MHz Grant Date: 02/17/2004, Expiration Date: 02/17/2014, Certifier: Eddie T Vick
Registrant: Atlantic Communications Inc, 925 48th Street, Newport News, VA 23607, Phone: (757) 380-8498, Fax: (757) 247-0428, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - STONEY CREEK, Off Palestine Rd (Rt 657) (Lat: 36.938167 Lon: -77.404000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: WMR731
Assigned Frequencies: 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- STONY CREEK, Lee Street (Lat: 36.944306 Lon: -77.400806), Overall height: 102.7 m, Call Sign: WAY62
Assigned Frequencies: 6034.15 MHz, 6152.80 MHz Grant Date: 04/22/1991, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 12/10/1997
Registrant: Contel Of Virginia Inc, Mechanicsville, VA 23111
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: KB4AXO
Grant Date: 10/31/1997, Expiration Date: 10/31/2007, Cancellation Date: 11/03/2009
Registrant: William A Branson Jr, Stony Creek, VA 23882 - Call Sign: KD4NHC, Licensee ID: L00782938
Grant Date: 12/19/2003, Expiration Date: 03/15/2014
Registrant: Gayle S Clark, 20622 Halligan Park Rd, Stony Creek, VA 23882 - Call Sign: KD4NHD, Licensee ID: L00782933
Grant Date: 12/19/2003, Expiration Date: 03/15/2014
Registrant: James N Clark Jr, 20622 Halligan Park Rd, Stony Creek, VA 23882 - Call Sign: KE4MAO, Licensee ID: L00383610
Grant Date: 05/20/2004, Expiration Date: 05/31/2014
Registrant: Vernon L Hobbs Jr, 17953 Concord-Sapony Road, Stony Creek, VA 23882
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Stony Creek
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Stony Creek, VA
| Most common first names in Stony Creek, VA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 46 | 69.7 years |
| John | 30 | 70.7 years |
| Mary | 30 | 76.6 years |
| Robert | 26 | 69.5 years |
| William | 22 | 73.2 years |
| George | 18 | 66.6 years |
| Willie | 18 | 77.1 years |
| Richard | 13 | 70.0 years |
| Virginia | 11 | 79.2 years |
| Elizabeth | 10 | 82.6 years |
| Most common last names in Stony Creek, VA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Jones | 42 | 72.9 years |
| Parham | 36 | 69.9 years |
| Hill | 25 | 69.2 years |
| Winfield | 21 | 74.1 years |
| Smith | 20 | 73.4 years |
| Taylor | 17 | 72.3 years |
| Massenburg | 17 | 76.6 years |
| Pegram | 17 | 70.6 years |
| Johnson | 16 | 72.7 years |
| Tucker | 15 | 73.0 years |
| Businesses in Stony Creek, VA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Burger King | 1 | | Sleep Inn | 1 |
| Dennys | 1 | | Starbucks | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
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