Welcome to Dumfries ...

The town of Dumfries is located in Prince William County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dumfries, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1775.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dumfries has a population of 5,930 people<2> (see below for details).

Dumfries is near sea level<3>.

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

Area codes for Dumfries: (703) and (571)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dumfries had an population of 5,930 people. This is an increase of 19.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dumfries had a population of 4,961 people. This makes Dumfries the county's most populous community.

The population of Dumfries represents 0.06% of the population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 64th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,961 people, the population of Dumfries has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,937 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dumfries.

Communities Also Named Dumfries ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dumfries - they are located in Iowa, Minnesota and New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Dumfries ...

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

• Manassas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <5>
• Fredericksburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <5>
• Fairfax
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
  • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
• Manassas Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
  • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <5>
• La Plata
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • La Plata is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Plata <5>
• Indian Head
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Indian Head is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <5>
• Occoquan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Occoquan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
  • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <5>
• Clifton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <5>
• Port Tobacco Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
  • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Dale City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale City
  • Dale City is located in Prince William County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale City <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 Dumfries. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dumfries.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dumfries ...

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

Adding Dumfries to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dumfries 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 for Dumfries was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Dumfries post office opened in 1775.

We also found Dumfries in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dumfries.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dumfries. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/