Welcome to Orlean ...

Orlean is located in Fauquier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orlean, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Orlean is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Orlean: (540)

The ZIP code for Orlean: 20128<3>

Communities near Orlean ...

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

• Petersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
• Culpeper
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <5>
• Front Royal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
  • Front Royal is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <5>
• Warrenton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
• The Plains
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Washington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Rappahannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Amissville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amissville
  • Amissville is located in Rappahannock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amissville <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 Orlean. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orlean.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orlean ...

Looking for more information about Orlean? 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 Orlean, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Orlean.

Adding Orlean to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orlean 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 Orlean was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orlean.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orlean. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fauquier County: www.fauquiercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/