Welcome to Centreville ...

Centreville is located in Fairfax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Centreville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1797.

Centreville is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Centreville: 703 & 571<3>

The ZIP codes for Centreville: 20120-20122<4>

Communities Also Named Centreville ...

While we believe that this Centreville is located in Fairfax County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Centreville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Louisa and Norfolk City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 46 communities that are also named Centreville - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (6), Ohio, Ontario (6), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Washington.

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

Websites for Centreville ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.fccc.org/

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

Communities near Centreville ...

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

Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arlington
- From Centreville to Arlington
Manassas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manassas is located in Manassas City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manassas
- From Centreville to Manassas
Herndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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 <5>
Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairfax
- From Centreville to Fairfax
Manassas Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <5>
Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vienna
- From Centreville to Vienna
Falls Church
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Falls Church
- From Centreville to Falls Church
Dumfries
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dumfries
- From Centreville to Dumfries
Haymarket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haymarket is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <5>
Occoquan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Occoquan is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Occoquan
- From Centreville to Occoquan

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centreville ...

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

Adding Centreville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Centreville 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 (so far) for Centreville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Centreville post office opened in 1797.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Centreville.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fairfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Centreville - 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 Centreville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Centreville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Centreville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Centreville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Centreville includes: 20120, 20121 & 20122.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/