Welcome to Burke ...

Burke is located in Fairfax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burke, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Burke is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Burke: (703) and (571)<3>

The ZIP code for Burke: 22015<4>

Websites for Burke ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

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

Communities Also Named Burke ...

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

Beyond Virginia, there are 13 communities that are also named Burke - they are located in California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Burke ...

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

• Arlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Manassas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Herndon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Fairfax
  (3 miles [4.8 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>
• Manassas Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
• Takoma Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Mount Rainier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rainier
  • Mount Rainier is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Rainier <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 Burke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burke.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burke ...

Looking for more information about Burke? 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 Burke, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Burke.

Adding Burke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burke 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 Burke was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Burke in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Burke post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Burke.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burke. 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/