Welcome to Dinwiddie ...

Dinwiddie is located in Dinwiddie County<1> and is the County Seat for Dinwiddie County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dinwiddie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Dinwiddie for more information about variations on the name of Dinwiddie.

Dinwiddie is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dinwiddie: 804 & 686<3>

The ZIP code for Dinwiddie: 23841<4>

Communities Also Named Dinwiddie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dinwiddie - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Dinwiddie ...

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

Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
Colonial Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <5>
Jarratt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jarratt is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <5>
McKenney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <5>
Stony Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <5>
Laird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
Waldemar ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
Borthwick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
Rowanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
Sutherland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sutherland is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutherland <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dinwiddie ...

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

Adding Dinwiddie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dinwiddie 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 Dinwiddie was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dinwiddie.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dinwiddie - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Dinwiddie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Dinwiddie 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 Dinwiddie). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dinwiddie or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.