THE KING GEORGE COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rolling Coastal Plain setting.
King George County has 179.6 square miles of land in Virginia. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across King George County: Rolling Coastal Plain, Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes.
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 ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
King George County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Rolling Coastal Plain86.2%
- Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes13.8%
Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain in King George County
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.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within King George County
The atlas lists 5 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with King George County, including King George, Dahlgren Center, Dahlgren. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
King George County by land and water
The Census records 8.14 square miles of water within King George County, or 4.3% of its total area. That share is close to King George County’s 4.3%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, King George County has 16.7 times the land area of nearby King George CDP (10.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Caroline County, Essex County, Stafford County, Westmoreland County within Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

