Welcome to Arlington ...

Arlington is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Codes for Arlington: 804 & 686<2>

Communities Also Named Arlington ...

While we believe that this Arlington is located in , we know of another 3 Virginia communities named Arlington. Those communities are located in the following : Alexandria City, Arlington and Northampton County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 62 communities that are also named Arlington - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Arlington ...

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

• Richmond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Petersburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <3>
• Colonial Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
• Claremont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Claremont is located in Surry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
• Screamersville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
• Meadowville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
• Braebrook Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
• Ettrick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ettrick is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ettrick <3>
• Garysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Garysville is located in Prince George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
• Kimages
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kimages is located in Charles City County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages

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 Arlington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arlington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arlington ...

Looking for more information about Arlington? 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 Arlington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arlington.