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Welcome to Heritage Woods ...

Heritage Woods is located in Prince William County<1>.

Heritage Woods is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Heritage Woods: 703 & 571<3>

Communities Also Named Heritage Woods ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Heritage Woods - they are located in Alberta, Maryland (3) and South Carolina (3).

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

Communities near Heritage Woods ...

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

  • Manassas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Herndon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Fairfax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Manassas Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vienna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls Church
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumfries
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Indian Head
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Haymarket
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Occoquan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heritage Woods ...

Looking for more information about Heritage Woods? 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 Heritage Woods, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Heritage Woods.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heritage Woods - 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 Heritage Woods area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Heritage Woods area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.