THE DAHLGREN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes setting.
Dahlgren CDP has 2.68 square miles of land in King George County. Its Census reference point is in Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Dahlgren and King George County
Dahlgren is associated with King George County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Dahlgren by land and water
The Census records 0.1 square miles of water within Dahlgren, or 3.5% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 4.3% recorded for King George County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Dahlgren CDP has 65.3% of the land area of nearby Dahlgren Center CDP (4.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

