Welcome to Triangle ...

Triangle is located in Prince William County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Triangle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

Triangle is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Triangle: (703) & (571)<4>

Communities Also Named Triangle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Triangle - they are located in California, Florida (2), Idaho, Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Triangle ...

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

• Manassas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <5>
• Fredericksburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <5>
• Manassas Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <5>
• La Plata
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Indian Head
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Indian Head is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <5>
• Occoquan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Occoquan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
  • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <5>
• Quantico
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
  • Quantico is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <5>
• Clifton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <5>
• Port Tobacco Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
  • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Montclair
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montclair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
  • Montclair is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montclair <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 Triangle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Triangle.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Triangle. 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 Triangle.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Triangle ...

Looking for more information about Triangle? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Triangle, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Triangle.

Adding Triangle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Triangle in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Triangle was mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

We also found Triangle in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Triangle post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Triangle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/

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