Welcome to Greenwich ...

Greenwich is located in Prince William County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenwich, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

Greenwich is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Greenwich: (703) and (571)<4>

Communities Also Named Greenwich ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Greenwich: This one is located in Prince William County and the other is located in Virginia Beach City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 16 communities that are also named Greenwich - they are located in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts (2), New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island and Utah.

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

Communities near Greenwich ...

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

• Manassas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Fairfax
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Warrenton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <5>
• Haymarket
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
  • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <5>
• Middleburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Loudoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <5>
• Remington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <5>
• Clifton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• The Plains
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plains
  • The Plains is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Plains <5>
• Linton Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
  • Linton Hall is located in Prince William County

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 Greenwich. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenwich.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenwich ...

Looking for more information about Greenwich? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Greenwich, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Greenwich.

Adding Greenwich to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Greenwich post office opened in 1831.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenwich.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwich. 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/