Welcome to Waldon Woods ...
Waldon Woods is located in Fairfax County<1>.
Waldon Woods is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Waldon Woods lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Waldon Woods: 703 & 571<3>
Communities Also Named Waldon Woods ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Waldon Woods - it's located in Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waldon Woods.
Websites for Waldon Woods ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.fccc.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Waldon Woods, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Waldon Woods ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waldon Woods.
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hyattsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Takoma Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
- New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <4>
- La Plata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bladensburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Waldon Woods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waldon Woods.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waldon 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 Waldon Woods.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waldon Woods. See our Newspapers Page for Waldon Woods.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waldon Woods ...
Looking for more information about Waldon 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 Waldon Woods, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Waldon Woods.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fairfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waldon 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 Waldon Woods area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Waldon 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |