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Welcome to Occoquan Forest ...

Occoquan Forest is located in Prince William County<1>.

The pronunciation of Occoquan Forest: AH-koh-kwahn<2>

A typical abbreviation for Occoquan Forest: Occoquan Frst.

Occoquan Forest is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Occoquan Forest: 703 & 571<4>

Communities near Occoquan Forest ...

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

  • Arlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexandria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Manassas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Herndon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Fairfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Manassas Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Vienna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls Church
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumfries
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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 <5>
  • Indian Head
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Occoquan Forest ...

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

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 pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Occoquan Forest. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Occoquan Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Occoquan Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Occoquan Forest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.