THE DUNN LORING LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Piedmont Uplands setting.
Dunn Loring CDP has 2.37 square miles of land in Fairfax County. Its Census reference point is in Piedmont Uplands, within Northern Piedmont.
Rounded low hills, open valleys and irregular plains form a transition between Appalachian highlands and the coastal plain. The underlying geology mixes metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rocks.
Regional context: Northern Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Dunn Loring and Fairfax County
Dunn Loring is associated with Fairfax 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.
Dunn Loring by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Dunn Loring, or 0% of its total area. It is 3.8 percentage points lower than the 3.8% recorded for Fairfax County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Dunn Loring CDP has 84.5% of the land area of nearby Idylwood CDP (2.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

