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Fairfax County, Loudoun County, and Prince William County make up the densely populated NoVA corridor. WJLA ABC7, WUSA9, and WTOP News are the primary sources. Ice storms and nor'easters are the dominant closure triggers.
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Virginia Beach City Public Schools serves the largest coastal division in Virginia. WAVY TV 10 is the leading local source. Ice is the most frequent winter closure cause; storm surge flooding from tropical systems can isolate bus routes well before a hurricane makes landfall.
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Richmond City Public Schools and Chesterfield County Public Schools cover Virginia's capital region. WTVR CBS 6 is the go-to local TV source. Richmond sits in the rain-snow transition zone, making winter road conditions especially unpredictable.
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Roanoke County Schools and Albemarle County Public Schools serve the Blue Ridge and Central Piedmont regions. WDBJ7 and WSLS 10 are the primary TV sources. Mountain roads receive significantly more snowfall — these divisions are often among the first in Virginia to call closings.
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Check the live district status table above for real-time closures. Most Virginia superintendents aim to announce by 5:30 AM. For major winter weather events, announcements can come as early as 10 PM the night before.
Sign up for alerts on this page, enroll in your district's ParentSquare or School Messenger system, and follow your local TV station (WTVR CBS 6, WSLS 10, WDBJ7, WAVY TV 10, or WJLA) on their mobile apps or social channels for the fastest notifications.
Most Virginia superintendents aim to announce by 5:00–5:30 AM. For major winter storms, decisions often come by 10 PM the night before. The Blue Ridge and Shenandoah Valley districts tend to decide earliest due to mountain road conditions.
Yes. Virginia law allows school divisions to designate up to five Asynchronous Learning Days per year, meaning students complete work online rather than making up the day later. Many divisions have fully transitioned to this model. Check your division's parent portal for assignments on closure days.
Yes — ice is the number-one cause of school closings in Virginia. Even a thin glaze can make untreated roads, bridges, and sidewalks treacherous. Districts in the Piedmont and Tidewater regions are especially quick to close for ice because their infrastructure is not designed for winter treatment at scale.
Yes. Hampton Roads districts (Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth) close well in advance of tropical storms and hurricanes due to storm surge flooding risk. Schools may also be used as emergency shelters, which extends closures before and after the storm.
Fairfax County, Arlington, Alexandria, and Prince William tend to follow a regional consensus and often delay or close together. Fairfax is one of the largest districts in the country and its decision heavily influences surrounding divisions. Announcements typically arrive between 5:00 and 5:30 AM.
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School Closed
All in-person classes cancelled. May be designated as an e-Learning or Asynchronous Day — students complete work online.
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1- or 2-hour late start. Bus pickups shift accordingly. Breakfast is typically not served on delay days.
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Students released early, usually when severe weather is forecast to peak during afternoon bus routes.
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Schools operating on regular schedule. Monitor for updates if weather conditions change during the day.
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Check the latest Virginia school closings, delays, and cancellations today. This page monitors real-time announcements from school divisions across Virginia — including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, and Charlottesville — typically issued by 5:30 AM on weather days.

School closures in Virginia are most commonly triggered by winter ice storms, nor'easters, and heavy snow — particularly in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah Valley, and Northern Virginia suburbs. Coastal Hampton Roads divisions also close for tropical storms and hurricanes. Superintendents coordinate closure decisions with the Virginia Department of Transportation, the National Weather Service (NWS), and local Emergency Management offices to assess road and bridge conditions before bus routes begin.

Virginia law permits school divisions to designate up to five Asynchronous Learning Days per school year, meaning a snow day closure does not have to be made up at the end of the year — students instead complete work online via their district's learning management system. Many divisions have fully transitioned to this model. Always check your division's parent portal (typically ParentSquare or School Messenger) for assignments on closure days.

Find Virginia School Closings by ZIP Code

Look up your school district by ZIP code or community name. Data reflects NCES CCD district boundary and enrollment data. ZIP codes that cross district lines are flagged below.

📍 Northern Virginia

Fairfax County Public Schools
Fairfax, Reston, Herndon, Burke, Springfield, Centreville, Annandale, Falls Church area, McLean, Vienna, Chantilly, Oakton
20110 · 20111 · 20120 · 20121 · 20122 · 20124 · 20151 · 20152 · 20153 ·
20170 · 20171 · 20172 · 20190 · 20191 · 20192 · 20194 ·
20120 · 22003 · 22015 · 22027 · 22030 · 22031 · 22032 · 22033 · 22035 · 22039 ·
22041 · 22042 · 22043 · 22044 · 22046 · 22060 · 22066 · 22067 ·
22079 · 22101 · 22102 · 22124 · 22150 · 22151 · 22152 · 22153 ·
22180 · 22181 · 22182 · 22199 · 22306 · 22307 · 22308 · 22309 ·
22310 · 22312 · 22315 

Loudoun County Public Schools
Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling, Lansdowne, Broadlands, South Riding, Purcellville, Lovettsville, Middleburg
20105 · 20129 · 20132 · 20141 · 20142 · 20147 · 20148 · 20152 ·
20158 · 20164 · 20165 · 20166 · 20175 · 20176 · 20178 ·
20180 · 20197 

Prince William County Schools
Manassas area, Woodbridge, Dale City, Dumfries, Gainesville, Haymarket, Montclair, Lake Ridge, Bristow, Nokesville
20108 · 20109 · 20110 · 20111 · 20112 · 20136 · 20155 ·
20169 · 20181 · 20187 ·
22025 · 22026 · 22172 · 22191 · 22192 · 22193 ·
22026 

Arlington Public Schools
Arlington, Ballston, Clarendon, Crystal City, Pentagon City, Rosslyn, Shirlington, Virginia Square
22201 · 22202 · 22203 · 22204 · 22205 · 22206 · 22207 ·
22209 · 22210 · 22211 · 22212 · 22213 · 22214 · 22215 ·
22216 · 22217 · 22219 

Alexandria City Public Schools
Alexandria (Old Town, Del Ray, Arlandria, Rosemont, West End, Seminary Hill)
22301 · 22302 · 22303 · 22304 · 22305 · 22306 · 22307 ·
22308 · 22309 · 22310 · 22311 · 22312 · 22313 · 22314 ·
22315 · 22320 

🌊 Hampton Roads / Coastal Virginia

Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Virginia Beach (Oceanfront, Kempsville, Princess Anne, Great Neck, Bayside, Chesapeake Beach, Sandbridge)
23450 · 23451 · 23452 · 23453 · 23454 · 23455 · 23456 ·
23457 · 23458 · 23459 · 23460 · 23461 · 23462 · 23463 ·
23464 · 23465 · 23466 · 23467 · 23471 · 23479 

Norfolk Public Schools
Norfolk (downtown, Ghent, Wards Corner, Ocean View, Larchmont, Granby, Lamberts Point)
23501 · 23502 · 23503 · 23504 · 23505 · 23506 · 23507 ·
23508 · 23509 · 23510 · 23511 · 23512 · 23513 · 23514 ·
23515 · 23517 · 23518 · 23519 · 23523 · 23529 ·
23541 · 23549 

Chesapeake Public Schools
Chesapeake (Greenbrier, Great Bridge, Deep Creek, Hickory, Western Branch, South Norfolk, Grassfield)
23320 · 23321 · 23322 · 23323 · 23324 · 23325 · 23326 ·
23327 · 23328 

Portsmouth Public Schools
Portsmouth (Churchland, Cradock, Cavalier Manor, Olde Towne, Rodman, Hodges Ferry)
23701 · 23702 · 23703 · 23704 · 23705 · 23707 · 23708 ·
23709 

Suffolk Public Schools
Suffolk (Downtown Suffolk, Harbour View, Chuckatuck, North Suffolk, Godwin, Driver, Whaleyville)
23430 · 23432 · 23433 · 23434 · 23435 · 23436 · 23437 ·
23438 · 23439 

🏛️ Central Virginia / Richmond Metro

Richmond City Public Schools
Richmond (The Fan, Church Hill, Northside, South Side, East End, Museum District, Shockoe)
23218 · 23219 · 23220 · 23221 · 23222 · 23223 · 23224 ·
23225 · 23226 · 23227 · 23228 · 23230 · 23232 · 23234 ·
23235 · 23236 · 23237 · 23260 · 23261 · 23269 · 23273 ·
23274 · 23276 · 23278 · 23279 · 23282 · 23284 · 23285 ·
23286 · 23289 · 23290 · 23291 · 23292 · 23293 · 23295 ·
23297 · 23298 

Henrico County Public Schools
Henrico County (Short Pump, Glen Allen, Tuckahoe, West End Richmond, Mechanicsville area, Sandston, Lakeside)
23059 · 23060 · 23069 · 23075 · 23150 · 23173 ·
23226 · 23228 · 23229 · 23230 · 23231 · 23233 · 23238 · 23242 ·
23250 · 23255 

Chesterfield County Public Schools
Chesterfield County (Midlothian, Bon Air, Chester, Colonial Heights area, Ettrick, Matoaca, Swift Creek, Meadowbrook)
23112 · 23113 · 23114 · 23120 · 23832 · 23833 · 23834 ·
23836 · 23838 · 23875 ·
23234 · 23235 · 23236 · 23237 

🏔️ Roanoke Valley & Southwest Virginia

Roanoke City Public Schools
Roanoke City (Downtown Roanoke, Williamson Road, Grandin Village, Southeast Roanoke, Old Southwest, Gainsboro)
24001 · 24002 · 24003 · 24004 · 24005 · 24006 · 24007 ·
24008 · 24009 · 24010 · 24011 · 24012 · 24013 · 24014 ·
24015 · 24016 · 24017 · 24018 · 24019 · 24020 

Roanoke County Schools
Roanoke County (Cave Spring, Vinton, Hollins, Glenvar, Catawba, Mount Pleasant, Bent Mountain)
24014 · 24018 · 24019 · 24064 · 24073 · 24083 · 24084 ·
24087 · 24179 

Salem City Schools
Salem (independent city adjacent to Roanoke County — check separately from Roanoke County Schools)
24153 · 24156 · 24157 

🌿 Charlottesville / Central Piedmont

Albemarle County Public Schools
Albemarle County (Charlottesville suburbs, Crozet, Earlysville, Stony Point, Scottsville, Waynesboro area, Free Union)
22901 · 22902 · 22903 · 22904 · 22906 · 22908 · 22911 ·
22920 · 22932 · 22936 · 22940 · 22943 · 22959 · 22963 ·
22968 · 22969 · 22971 · 22974 · 22987 

Note: Charlottesville City Schools (22901–22904) is an independent division from Albemarle County Public Schools — check both if unsure.

🌄 Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonburg City Public Schools
Harrisonburg (downtown, Rockingham County border — check Rockingham County separately)
22801 · 22802 · 22803 · 22807 

⚠️ ZIP Code Overlap Warning — Shared Between Two Districts

The following ZIP codes fall on or near a district boundary and may be served by more than one school division. Always confirm your assigned school directly with your county or city school board.

  • 22306, 22307, 22308, 22309, 22310, 22312, 22315 — shared boundary area between Fairfax County Public Schools and Alexandria City Public Schools
  • 22046 — postal delivery area touches both Fairfax County and Falls Church City Schools (independent division)
  • 20110, 20111 — straddle the boundary of Prince William County Schools and Manassas City Public Schools (independent city)
  • 20152 — ZIP spans both Loudoun County and Prince William County in the Gainesville/Centerville corridor
  • 23226, 23228, 23230, 23234, 23235, 23236, 23237 — overlap zone between Richmond City Public Schools, Henrico County, and Chesterfield County
  • 24014, 24018, 24019 — straddle Roanoke City Public Schools and Roanoke County Schools
  • 22901, 22902, 22903, 22904 — serve both Albemarle County Public Schools and Charlottesville City Schools (independent city)

🗺️ Bordering-State Districts Commonly Searched Alongside Virginia:

  • Maryland / DC Metro: Montgomery County Public Schools (MD), Prince George’s County Schools (MD), and DC Public Schools — frequently searched together with Northern Virginia districts during region-wide nor’easters affecting I-495 / I-270 corridor
  • West Virginia: Berkeley County Schools (WV) and Jefferson County Schools (WV) border the Northern Shenandoah Valley and share storm systems with Clarke and Frederick County, VA
  • Tennessee / Kentucky: Scott County, TN and Lee County, VA/KY share mountain weather patterns and some residents search both states’ closings during Appalachian winter events
  • North Carolina: Surry County Schools (NC) and Patrick County Schools (VA) border region — searched together during Blue Ridge Parkway weather events

All Virginia School District ZIP Codes — Full Index

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22003 22015 22025 22026 22027 22030 22031 22032 22033 22035 22039 22041 22042 22043 22044 22046 22060 22066 22067 22079 22101 22102 22124 22150 22151 22152 22153 22172 22180 22181 22182 22191 22192 22193 22199
22201 22202 22203 22204 22205 22206 22207 22209 22210 22211 22212 22213 22214 22215 22216 22217 22219
22301 22302 22303 22304 22305 22306 22307 22308 22309 22310 22311 22312 22313 22314 22315 22320
22801 22802 22803 22807
22901 22902 22903 22904 22906 22908 22911 22920 22932 22936 22940 22943 22959 22963 22968 22969 22971 22974 22987
23059 23060 23069 23075 23112 23113 23114 23120 23150 23173
23218 23219 23220 23221 23222 23223 23224 23225 23226 23227 23228 23229 23230 23231 23232 23233 23234 23235 23236 23237 23238 23242 23250 23255 23260 23261 23269 23273 23274 23276 23278 23279 23282 23284 23285 23286 23289 23290 23291 23292 23293 23295 23297 23298
23320 23321 23322 23323 23324 23325 23326 23327 23328
23430 23432 23433 23434 23435 23436 23437 23438 23439
23450 23451 23452 23453 23454 23455 23456 23457 23458 23459 23460 23461 23462 23463 23464 23465 23466 23467 23471 23479
23501 23502 23503 23504 23505 23506 23507 23508 23509 23510 23511 23512 23513 23514 23515 23517 23518 23519 23523 23529 23541 23549
23701 23702 23703 23704 23705 23707 23708 23709
23832 23833 23834 23836 23838 23875
24001 24002 24003 24004 24005 24006 24007 24008 24009 24010 24011 24012 24013 24014 24015 24016 24017 24018 24019 24020 24064 24073 24083 24084 24087 24153 24156 24157 24179

ZIP codes sourced from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) school district boundary files and USPS locality data. Boundaries are approximate — some ZIPs cross district lines. Last reviewed May 2025.

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