THE OPAL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Triassic Lowlands setting.
Opal CDP has 3.14 square miles of land in Fauquier County. Its Census reference point is in Triassic Lowlands, 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
Opal and Fauquier County
Opal is associated with Fauquier 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.
Opal by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Opal, or 0.8% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points higher than the 0.6% recorded for Fauquier County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Opal CDP has 56.9% of the land area of nearby Bealeton CDP (5.51 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

