Welcome to Dunn Loring ...

Dunn Loring is located in Fairfax County<1>.

The location of Dunn Loring has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunn Loring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Dunn Loring is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Websites for Dunn Loring ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dunn Loring, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Dunn Loring ...

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

• Arlington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Alexandria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
• Rockville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• Manassas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• College Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
• Herndon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
• Fairfax
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Greenbelt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
• Hyattsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <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 Dunn Loring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dunn Loring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunn Loring ...

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

Adding Dunn Loring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dunn Loring 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 Dunn Loring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dunn Loring post office opened in 1886.

We also found Dunn Loring in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunn Loring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fairfax County: www.co.fairfax.va.us/

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