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Welcome to Colvin Farms ...

Colvin Farms is located in Prince William County<1>.

Colvin Farms is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Colvin Farms: 703 & 571<3>

Communities near Colvin Farms ...

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

  • Manassas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Manassas Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Warrenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dumfries
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Occoquan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Remington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Quantico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colvin Farms ...

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

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 Colvin Farms - 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 Colvin Farms area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Colvin Farms 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.