Fort Hunt, Virginia
CDP
About Fort Hunt
Fort Hunt, VA is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Virginia.
Officially, Fort Hunt is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.85 square miles.
📰 Fort Hunt News Today
- Fort Hunt Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
- Paul Spring Road closed in Fort Hunt through March 9 Virginia Department of Transportation (.gov) · Feb 27
- Living Along the George Washington Parkway: Fort Hunt & Mount Vernon Lifestyle thezebra.org · Apr 6
- National Park Service Battles Graffiti at Fort Hunt Park Alexandria Living Magazine · May 14
- Fort Hunt Peaking as They Win U19, U16 State Titles Goff Rugby Report · May 12
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Fort Hunt Unique
- The only place in America named Fort Hunt — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- 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.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Fort Hunt
📍 Arcturus📍 Collingwood📍 Hunter📍 North Mount Vernon📍 River Bend Estates📍 Riverside Gardens📍 Snowden📍 Stratford Landing📍 Stratford on the Potomac📍 Tauxemont Historic District📍 Waynewood📍 Wellington📍 Wellington Heights
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Fort Hunt
- Cedar Knoll
- Hunan Manor — chinese
- River Bend Bistro — american
- Roseina's — american
- Via Viento — italian
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Nepenthe Gallery · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fort Hunt
- 🏞️ Fort Hunt Park · National Park reviews ★
- 🏞️ Riverside Park · National Park reviews ★
- Collingwood Park reviews ★
- Collingwood Picnic Area reviews ★
- Gilbert S. McCutcheon Park reviews ★
- Hollin Hall Park reviews ★
- Little Hunting Creek Park reviews ★
- Mount Vernon Community Park reviews ★
- Riverside Gardens Swim and Tennis Club reviews ★
- Williamsburg Manor Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area5.85 sq mi
Coordinates38.7355, -77.0577