Welcome to Dumfries ...
The town of Dumfries is located in Prince William County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Dumfries (Patience, this may take a moment).
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 & 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 (which had 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manassas
- From Dumfries to Manassas
- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fredericksburg
- From Dumfries to Fredericksburg
- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairfax
- From Dumfries to Fairfax
- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to La Plata
- From Dumfries to La Plata
- 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Occoquan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Occoquan
- From Dumfries to Occoquan
- 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.<8>
X2X - 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/
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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Dumfries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dumfries - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Dumfries area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Dumfries area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |