Welcome to Lewinsville ...

Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lewinsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Lewinsville is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lewinsville: (703) & (571)<4>

Websites for Lewinsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

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

Communities near Lewinsville ...

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

• Arlington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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 west)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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 Lewinsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lewinsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lewinsville ...

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

Adding Lewinsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lewinsville post office opened in 1857.

We also found Lewinsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lewinsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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