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Welcome to Carriage Ford ...

Carriage Ford is located in Prince William County<1>.

Carriage Ford is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Carriage Ford: 703 & 571<3>

Communities near Carriage Ford ...

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

  • Manassas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Manassas Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Warrenton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dumfries
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Haymarket
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Occoquan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Remington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Quantico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • The Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carriage Ford ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Prince William, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carriage Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 703 code has been Overlayed with the 571 area code. New phone numbers in the Carriage Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Carriage Ford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.