Is Staunton safe? United States travel risk
Is Staunton safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Staunton 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.
Staunton 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 Staunton: 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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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Staunton belongs to Virginia (United States), centered at coordinates 38.1593° N, 79.0611° W (432 m above sea level). Distance to Washington is 196.2 km towards the ENE.
Virginia
38.1593° N, 79.0611° W
432 m
America/New_York
25,765
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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