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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 & 571<4>

The ZIP codes for Dumfries: 22025-22026<5>

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 total 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.

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 (so far) 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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dumfries.

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>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 town (such as Dumfries). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dumfries or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Dumfries includes: 22025 & 22026.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/