Welcome to Snowden ...

Snowden is located in Fairfax County<1>.

The location of Snowden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Snowden is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Snowden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Snowden: (703) and (571)<4>

Websites for Snowden ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Snowden, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Snowden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Snowden: This one is located in Fairfax County and the other is located in Amherst County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 14 communities that are also named Snowden - they are located in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Snowden.

Communities near Snowden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Snowden.

• Arlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• College Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Fairfax
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Hyattsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <5>
• Takoma Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <5>
• Vienna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Falls Church
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
  • Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <5>
• New Carrollton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
  • New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <5>
• La Plata
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Snowden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Snowden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Snowden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snowden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Snowden. See our Newspapers Page for Snowden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snowden ...

Looking for more information about Snowden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Snowden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Snowden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Snowden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/