THE DUMFRIES LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rolling Coastal Plain setting.
Dumfries town has 1.54 square miles of land in Prince William County. Its Census reference point is in Rolling Coastal Plain, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Dumfries and Prince William County
Dumfries is associated with Prince William 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.
Dumfries by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Dumfries, or 1.2% of its total area. It is 2.2 percentage points lower than the 3.4% recorded for Prince William County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Dumfries town has 54.5% of the land area of nearby Triangle CDP (2.82 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

