Tick risk in Northampton County, Virginia
Northampton County covers 5 towns and carries the 23rd-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Virginia's 110 counties, with a Lyme rate of 42 cases per 100,000 people a year (91st of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists Deer tick, American dog tick, and Lone star tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Highest and lowest tick risk in Northampton County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Northampton County runs from Cape Charles (moderate) at the high end to Nassawadox (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 39% to 57%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Cape CharlesModerate risk
- ExmoreModerate risk
- CheritonModerate risk
- EastvilleModerate risk
- NassawadoxModerate risk
Tick species in Northampton County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickEstablished
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Northampton County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.
Diseases found in local ticks
Pathogens detected in ticks tested from Northampton County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in Northampton County, VA
Professional tick control across Northampton County usually means a barrier treatment along the lawn edge, leaf litter, stone walls, and shady borders where ticks wait for a host, applied two to four times a season by a licensed pest control company. It is the single most effective way to cut tick numbers in the part of the yard your family actually uses, and it matters most in Northampton County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Northampton County?
Most Northampton County homeowners pay about $100 to $200 per visit for professional tick spraying, or roughly $350 to $600 for a full season of barrier treatments, depending on lot size and how wooded the property is. Quotes are free, so it costs nothing to get a real number for your yard.
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Common questions about ticks in Northampton County
Which towns in Northampton County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Cape Charles carries the highest modeled tick risk in Northampton County, followed by Exmore, Cheriton, Eastville, Nassawadox. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Northampton County ranges from 39% to 57%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Nassawadox sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Northampton County?
CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in Northampton County: Deer tick, American dog tick, Lone star tick. The lone star tick is the tick most responsible for human bites here, and its bite causes alpha-gal syndrome; the blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is a minor factor this far south. "Not established" for a species means there is no CDC surveillance record for the county, not that the tick is absent.
Is Lyme disease common in Northampton County?
Northampton County reports about 42 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 91st-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 23rd-highest of Virginia's 110 counties. Lyme is a smaller factor here than in the Northeast, but TickZone still uses this county rate as part of the disease baseline behind every town's score, alongside local lone-star tick pressure.
Does Northampton County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?
Yes. The lone star tick is established in Northampton County and is the tick most responsible for human bites in the county. Its bite can trigger alpha-gal syndrome, a delayed allergy to red meat and other mammal products, along with ehrlichiosis and STARI. Learn the symptoms and what foods to avoid.
All towns in Northampton County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.