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Welcome to Yates Village ...

Yates Village is located in Fairfax County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Yates Village: Yates Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Yates Village for more information about variations on the name of Yates Village.

Yates Village is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Yates Village: 703 & 571<3>

Websites for Yates Village ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

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

Communities near Yates Village ...

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

  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexandria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Manassas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • College Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <4>
  • Herndon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hyattsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <4>
  • Manassas Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Takoma Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vienna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yates Village ...

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

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 Yates Village - 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 Yates Village area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Yates Village 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.