Burke, Virginia

About Burke

Burke, VA is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Virginia.

Officially, Burke is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.61 square miles.

📰 Burke News Today

• Uniformed on-duty police officer charged with shoplifting from Target self-checkout, authorities say FOX 5 DC · Oct 9
• FIRST ALERT: WCK in Burke, VA After Destructive Storm World Central Kitchen · Jun 23
• VDOT Announces New Fredericksburg Resident Engineer Virginia Department of Transportation (.gov) · Oct 5
• Fairfax County Police Officer Charged With Shoplifting At 2 Target Stores Patch · Oct 9
• Burke Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Virginia headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Burke Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Burke

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Burke

• Duk Wo — chinese
• IHOP — breakfast
• Lassan — indian
• Lil' Cow Cafe Bistro — sandwich
• Manginos Pizza — pizza
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Roaming Rooster — chicken
• Sakura Grill — asian
• Tous le Jours — french
• Aladdin's eatery — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Burke

• Orange Hunt Swim and Tennis Club reviews ★
• Burke Ridge Park reviews ★
• Burke Station Park reviews ★
• Cherry Run Park reviews ★
• Greentree Village Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pohick Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rolling Valley West Park reviews ★
• Shannon Station Park reviews ★
• Silas Burke Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Burke

• ALC at Burke
• Burke School
• Cherry Run Elementary
• Lake Braddock Secondary
• Terra Centre Elementary
• White Oaks Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Burke

🏘️ Nearby Communities