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Population (year 2000): 4,998
Males: 2,381 (47.6%), Females: 2,617 (52.4%)
Augusta County
Zip code:
22939
Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $49,322 (year 2000)
Median house value: $131,600 (year 2000)
Races in Fishersville:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
- Black (4.0%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (20.7%), United States
(13.9%), English (11.7%), Irish (11.2%), Scotch-Irish (6.5%),
Italian (3.1%).
Elevation: 1332 feet
Land area: 13.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fishersville
- High school or higher: 80.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fishersville CDP
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 62.7%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 8.1%
1.0% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers in Fishersville:
- AUGUSTA MEDICAL CENTER (96 MEDICAL CENTER
DRIVE)
- WOODROW WILSON REHABILITATION CENTER
(FISHERVILLE CENTER ROUTE 250)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fishersville:
- WESTERN STATE HOSP (about 9 miles; STAUNTON, VA)
- WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; STAUNTON, VA)
- ROCKINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
HARRISONBURG, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fishersville:
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 12 miles;
STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; ID: SHD)
- CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 36 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; ID: CHO)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 57
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fishersville:
- EAGLE'S NEST (about 4 miles; WAYNESBORO, VA; ID:
W13)
- BRIDGEWATER AIR PARK (about 19 miles; BRIDGEWATER,
VA; ID: VBW)
- NEW MARKET (about 43 miles; NEW MARKET, VA; ID: 8W2)
Amtrak station near Fishersville:
- 8 miles: STAUNTON (1 MIDDLEBROOK AVE.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
College/University in Fishersville:
- AUGUSTA MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF CLINICAL LAB SCI
(Location: 96 MEDICAL CTR DR; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fishersville:
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles;
HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 31 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,602)
- PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
FT enrollment: 5,348)
- LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 68 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; FT
enrollment: 3,557)
- LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles;
MIDDLETOWN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
Public high schools in Fishersville:
- WILSON MEMORIAL HIGH (Students: 680;
Location: 189 HORNET RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CENTRAL SHENANDOAH VALLEY (Location: 49
HORNET ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- VALLEY VOCATIONAL TECH CTR (Location: RT 3
BOX 265; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Fishersville:
- MIDWAY BIBLE BAPT CHURCH SCHOO (Students: 47;
Location: PO BOX 419 RD 625; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fishersville:
- WILSON ELEM. (Students: 303; Location: 127
WOODROW WILSON AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- WOODROW WILSON REHAB CTR (Location: BOX W-81;
Grades: PK - 12)
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY REG (Location: 6 JOHN LEWIS
ROAD; Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Fishersville:
- AUGUSTA COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$937,758; Location: 1759 JEFFERSON HWY.; 153,766 books;
7,439 audio materials; 9,331 video materials; 322 serial
subscriptions)
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