Dranesville, Virginia


Dranesville is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Dranesville is located on the Leesburg Pike at its intersection with Georgetown Pike. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Dranesville as a census-designated place with a population of 11,921 as of 2010.
The town is named for Washington Drane, a settler who moved there from the District of Columbia in 1810 and began the operation of Drane's Tavern. The Dranesville Tavern is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

The CDP is located in northern Fairfax County and is bounded by Route 7 to the northeast, the Loudoun County line to the northwest, the town of Herndon to the southwest, and Reston to the southeast. The original settlement of Dranesville, at the intersection of Routes 7 and 193, is at the northeast corner of the CDP. Washington, D.C. is to the southeast down Route 7 and I-66, and Leesburg is to the northwest on Route 7. Washington Dulles International Airport is to the southwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Dranesville CDP has a total area of, of which is land and, or 0.77%, is water.