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Frost line depth in Virginia

Estimated frost depth in typical soil runs from 11″ to 32″ across Virginia's 131 counties. Pick your county or enter a ZIP code for a local estimate.

Deepest frost

  1. Highland County 32″
  2. Page County 28″
  3. McDowell County 27″
  4. Clarke County 27″
  5. Tazewell County 27″

Mildest

  1. Virginia Beach city 11″
  2. Portsmouth city 11″
  3. Norfolk city 11″
  4. Chesapeake city 11″
  5. Suffolk city 11″

Frost depth by county

CountyEst. frost (typical soil)Typical code range
Accomack County15″12–18″
Albemarle County18″18–24″
Alexandria city19″18–24″
Alleghany County24″24–30″
Amelia County15″12–18″
Amherst County17″18–24″
Appomattox County16″12–24″
Arlington County19″18–24″
Augusta County24″18–30″
Bath County26″24–36″
Bedford County16″12–24″
Bland County26″24–36″
Botetourt County18″18–24″
Bristol City19″18–24″
Brunswick County12″12–18″
Buchanan County26″24–36″
Buckingham County16″12–24″
Buena Vista city19″18–24″
Campbell County17″18–24″
Caroline County17″18–24″
Carroll County18″18–24″
Charles City County13″12–18″
Charlotte County17″18–24″
Charlottesville city16″12–24″
Chesapeake city11″12–18″
Chesterfield County14″12–18″
Clarke County27″24–36″
Colonial Heights city12″12–18″
Craig County26″24–36″
Culpeper County21″18–30″
Cumberland County16″12–24″
Danville city13″12–18″
Dickenson County20″18–24″
Dinwiddie County12″12–18″
Essex County15″12–18″
Fairfax City19″18–24″
Fairfax County19″18–24″
Falls Church City19″18–24″
Fauquier County22″18–30″
Floyd County24″18–30″
Fluvanna County17″18–24″
Franklin city11″12–18″
Franklin County19″18–24″
Frederick County25″24–30″
Fredericksburg City17″18–24″
Galax city20″18–24″
Giles County27″24–36″
Gloucester County12″12–18″
Goochland County17″18–24″
Grayson County23″18–30″
Greene County24″18–30″
Greensville County11″12–18″
Halifax County15″12–18″
Hampton city11″12–18″
Hanover County16″12–24″
Harrisonburg city25″24–30″
Henrico County15″12–18″
Henry County16″12–24″
Highland County32″30–42″
Hopewell city11″12–18″
Isle of Wight County11″12–18″
James City13″12–18″
James City County13″12–18″
King and Queen County15″12–18″
King George County17″18–24″
King William County15″12–18″
Lancaster County14″12–18″
Lee County21″18–30″
Loudoun County22″18–30″
Louisa County18″18–24″
Lunenburg County14″12–18″
Lynchburg city17″18–24″
Madison County26″24–36″
Manassas City21″18–30″
Martinsville City16″12–24″
Mathews County12″12–18″
McDowell County27″24–36″
Mecklenburg County13″12–18″
Middlesex County14″12–18″
Montgomery County26″24–36″
Nelson County20″18–24″
New Kent County14″12–18″
Newport News city11″12–18″
Norfolk city11″12–18″
Northampton County13″12–18″
Northumberland County15″12–18″
Norton city19″18–24″
Nottoway County14″12–18″
Orange County20″18–24″
Page County28″24–36″
Patrick County18″18–24″
Petersburg city12″12–18″
Pittsylvania County15″12–18″
Poquoson city11″12–18″
Portsmouth city11″12–18″
Powhatan County16″12–24″
Prince Edward County15″12–18″
Prince George County12″12–18″
Prince William County20″18–24″
Pulaski County25″24–30″
Radford city26″24–36″
Rappahannock County25″24–30″
Richmond City14″12–18″
Richmond County15″12–18″
Roanoke City20″18–24″
Roanoke County22″18–30″
Rockbridge County20″18–24″
Rockingham County25″24–36″
Russell County22″18–30″
Salem city24″18–30″
Scott County18″18–24″
Shenandoah County24″24–30″
Smyth County25″24–36″
Southampton County11″12–18″
Spotsylvania County18″18–24″
Stafford County18″18–24″
Staunton city25″24–30″
Suffolk city11″12–18″
Surry County12″12–18″
Sussex County11″12–18″
Tazewell County27″24–36″
Virginia Beach city11″12–18″
Warren County25″24–36″
Washington County21″18–30″
Waynesboro city24″18–30″
Westmoreland County15″12–18″
Williamsburg city13″12–18″
Winchester city24″18–30″
Wise County19″18–24″
Wythe County24″18–30″
York County12″12–18″

Common questions

What is the frost line depth in Virginia?

It ranges from about 11 inches in the mildest county to 32 inches in the coldest, in typical soil.

Which Virginia county has the deepest frost?

Highland County, at about 32 inches in typical soil.