Essex County, Virginia
Tree removal in Tappahannock, VA
Tree removal in Tappahannock. Essex County logged 31 thunderstorm wind reports that mention trees from 2016 through 2025. About four in ten homes in Tappahannock are detached houses.
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What is particular to Tappahannock
Homes and who decides
About 970 households live in Tappahannock. About four in ten homes are detached houses and about a third of the occupied homes are lived in by their owners. Half the homes were built before 1979. With that many rentals, a tree at a rented home usually goes to the landlord or property manager first; the lease generally says who arranges and pays for tree work.
Source: Census ACS 2019–2023
Freezing nights
The nearest NOAA climate normals station, about 7 miles from Tappahannock, averages 77 nights a year with a low at or below 32°F, and 13 at or below 20°F.
Source: NOAA Climate Normals
If a tree is on a line
Call the electric utility first and treat the line as live. EIA lists 2 electric utilities with service territory in Essex County, among them Virginia Electric & Power Co and Rappahannock Electric Coop.
Source: EIA-861, 2024
Tree down, or about to come down?
Before work starts
We did not find a Virginia state license for tree work, so ask any company for proof of liability insurance and workers’ compensation.
Insurance complaints go to the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Insurance.
Storm records, FEMA ratings and electric utilities for the whole county: Essex County.