Welcome to Buckingham ...

Buckingham is located in Arlington County<1>.

Buckingham is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Buckingham: 703 & 571<3>

Communities Also Named Buckingham ...

While we believe that this Buckingham is located in Arlington County, we know of another 3 Virginia communities named Buckingham. Those communities are located in the following counties: Albemarle, Buckingham and Chesterfield County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 20 communities that are also named Buckingham - they are located in Alabama, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Texas.

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

Communities near Buckingham ...

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

• Alexandria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alexandria
  • From Buckingham to Alexandria
• Rockville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rockville
  • From Buckingham to Rockville
• Gaithersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gaithersburg
  • From Buckingham to Gaithersburg
• College Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to College Park
  • From Buckingham to College Park
• Herndon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <4>
• Fairfax
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairfax
  • From Buckingham to Fairfax
• Greenbelt
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
• Hyattsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <4>
• Takoma Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Takoma Park
  • From Buckingham to Takoma Park
• Vienna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Vienna
  • From Buckingham to Vienna

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buckingham ...

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