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Located in: Stafford County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Dahlgren Jct.

Time Zone: Dahlgren Junction lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 540 & 826<1>

Elevation: 80 feet [24.38 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Dahlgren Junction:

GPS Coordinates: 38.3143, -77.4478<4>

USGS Topo Map:   Fredericksburg<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dahlgren Junction

GNIS ID:   1494897

FIPS State / Place Code:   51 / 21024

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dahlgren Junction)


About Stafford County

The community of Stafford is the County Seat for {Stafford County}.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Stafford)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<6>     152,882   (17.75% increase since 2010)  
2010     129,832   (40.44% increase since 2000)
2000:     92,446

Total Area:<7>   279.9 sq. miles [725 km²]   - of which 3.92% is water (10.97 sq. miles [28.4 km²])

Housing Units: <8>   43,978

Official Website:   https://staffordcountyva.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Stafford

GNIS ID:   1480173

FIPS State / County Code:   51 / 179

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dahlgren Junction)


About Virginia

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     8,556,642   (6.94% increase since 2010)  
2010:     8,001,024   (13.03% increase since 2000)
2000:     7,078,515

Websites for State of Virginia

Official Website:   https://www.virginia.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.virginia.org/

Parks:   https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/find-a-park

Fishing:   https://dwr.virginia.gov/fishing/

Hunting:   https://dwr.virginia.gov/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Virginia

GNIS ID:   1779803

FIPS State:   51

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Dahlgren Junction)

Footnotes ...

<1>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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Dahlgren Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Dahlgren Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dahlgren Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Dahlgren Junction, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>GPS Coordinates for Dahlgren Junction:
     Decimal: 38.314, -77.4478
     DDMMSS: 38° 18' 50", -77° 26' 52"
<5>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Dahlgren Junction.
<6>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<7>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Dahlgren Junction. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<8>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).