Is Harrisonburg safe? United States travel risk
Is Harrisonburg safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Harrisonburg 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.
Harrisonburg 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 Harrisonburg: 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.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 38.4362° N, 78.8735° W in Virginia, Harrisonburg features an altitude of 404 m. The settlement is located 169.4 km ENE from Washington.
Virginia
38.4362° N, 78.8735° W
404 m
America/New_York
73,926
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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