About Great Falls
Set in the northeastern part of Virginia, Great Falls is a small unincorporated community.
Great Falls holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 25.36 square miles.
📰 Great Falls News Today
- Police identify Va. woman found stabbed, dead in Great Falls WTOP · Aug 18
- Fairfax County police ID woman killed near Great Falls trail NBC4 Washington · Aug 18
- Woman found stabbed to death in Great Falls area identified WJLA · Aug 18
- Woman Killed Near Great Falls Park Identified DC News Now · Aug 18
- 'You don't expect that here' | Hikers rattled after woman found stabbed to death in Great Falls Park WUSA9 · Aug 18
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Great Falls 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
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Great Falls
📍 Akhtamar's Haven📍 Allegro📍 Allenwood📍 Arnon Lake📍 Arnon Meadow📍 Arnon Ridge📍 Beach Mill📍 Beach Mill Downs📍 Beach Mill Estates📍 Beach Mill Farms📍 Beach Mill Woods📍 Beckman Hills📍 Birnham Woods📍 Black Riffles Estates📍 Boundbrook📍 Brandes Estates📍 Carrwood Estates📍 Chamborley📍 Chesterwood Estates📍 Club View Ridge📍 Cornwell Farm📍 Cornwell Manor View📍 Crampton📍 Deanwood
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Great Falls
- Deli Italiano — italian
- L'Auberge Chez François — french
- Moby Dick House of Kabob — persian
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Toastique — toast (café)
- Village Grill
- Wild Ginger Pan Asian Bistro — asian
- Katie's Coffee House — coffee shop (café)
- Piu Piu Pollo
- The Tavern at Great Falls
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Lock 17 · Attraction
- Lock 18 · Attraction
- Lock 19 · Attraction
- Lock 20 · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Great Falls
- 🏞️ Great Falls Park · National Park reviews ★
- Fraser Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Riverbend Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- The Turner Farm Park reviews ★
- Great Falls Grange Park reviews ★
- Windermere Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Great Falls
- Forestville Elementary
- Great Falls Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area25.36 sq mi
Coordinates39.0124, -77.3019