Is Blacksburg safe? United States travel risk
Is Blacksburg safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Blacksburg scores 41/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Blacksburg scores 41/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Blacksburg: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (69/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 41 is higher than 43% of the cities we score.
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Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Virginia (37.2300° N, 80.4279° W), Blacksburg sits 351.9 km ENE from Washington at 633 m elevation.
Virginia
37.2300° N, 80.4279° W
633 m
America/New_York
71,014
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (United States)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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