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Welcome to Crystal Spring Knolls ...

Crystal Spring Knolls is located in Arlington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Crystal Spring Knolls: Crystal Spg. Knls. (or less commonly used: Crystal Spng. Knls. or Crystal Sprng. Knls.)

Crystal Spring Knolls is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Crystal Spring Knolls: 703 & 571<3>

Communities near Crystal Spring Knolls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crystal Spring Knolls.

  • Alexandria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockville
    (12 miles [19.3 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>
  • Gaithersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • College Park
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Laurel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Herndon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fairfax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenbelt
    (13 miles [20.9 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
    (8 miles [12.9 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
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Crystal Spring Knolls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crystal Spring Knolls.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystal Spring Knolls ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Arlington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crystal Spring Knolls - 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 Crystal Spring Knolls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Crystal Spring Knolls 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.