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Welcome to Dunn Loring ...

Dunn Loring is located in Fairfax County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dunn Loring: 703 & 571<3>

The ZIP code for Dunn Loring: 22027<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)
  • Alexandria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rockville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • 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)
  • Manassas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • College Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • 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)
  • Fairfax
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenbelt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • 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)
    • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
    • 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 (so far) 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. The Dunn Loring post office closed in 1972.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fairfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dunn Loring - 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 703 code has been Overlayed with the 571 area code. New phone numbers in the Dunn Loring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Dunn Loring 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 Dunn Loring). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dunn Loring 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.
<6>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/