James City County, VA Water Table Trend
James City County, VA: what the water table is actually doing
James City County's long-term well puts the trend at 5.1 ft per decade, declining faster than most declining counties, based on 92 measurements since 1967.
This is one representative well, not a county-wide survey, the same grain limit every page here discloses.
James City County's source well, in detail
Depth to water at the last reading was 174.3 ft below land surface. Readings span 1967-03-20 to 2026-05-19, 92 measurements from USGS well USGS-371749076441801 (57g 1 Sow 001), part of the National Water Information System. The qualifying bar and the OLS fit behind this trend are documented in the methodology guide.
How James City County compares nationally
James City County sits at rank 1310th of 1,449 ranked counties, ordered rising-to-declining, so a low number means a rising water table and a high one means fast decline. James City County, Virginia is home to about 82,797 people. See the fastest-moving counties guide for how James City County stacks up against the most extreme cases nationally.
If you own a well in James City County
A dropping water table means a residential pump has to reach deeper and work harder, which shortens its life. In James City County, that trend is real, not assumed: 5.1 ft per decade over 59 years.
Depth and quality are separate questions
This page answers a depth question, not a quality one. A well in James City County can be stable in depth and still worth testing for quality, or declining and still test clean, the two are measured separately, and only a direct test settles the second one.