About Merrifield
Merrifield, VA is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Virginia.
Officially, Merrifield is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.7 square miles.
📰 Merrifield News Today
- Merrifield Post Office to Host Job Fair for Immediate Openings - Virginia newsroom USPS · Jul 7
- Merrifield Redevelopment Plan Adds Nearly 3,000 Homes Near Metro Patch · Jul 24
- Woman hit by 2 cars and killed in Merrifield, Virginia NBC4 Washington · Dec 30
- New mobile bookstore serving Northern Virginia to launch at Merrifield event FFXnow · Jul 7
- Merrifield Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Merrifield 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
- 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 2 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Merrifield
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Merrifield
- 2941 — american
- Alta Strada — italian
- Bobapop Merrifield — bubble tea (café)
- CAVA — mediterranean
- Casual Pint
- Colada Shop — cuban (café)
- District Dumplings — chinese
- Dolcezza — coffee (café)
- Dominion Deli — american
- Gao — vietnamese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Merrifield
- Southside Park reviews ★
- Armistead Park reviews ★
- Briarwood Park reviews ★
- George C Yeonas Park reviews ★
- Halstead Dog Park reviews ★
- Hideaway Park reviews ★
- Merrifield Park reviews ★
- Mosaic Dog Park reviews ★
- Penny Lane Park reviews ★
- Regents Park reviews ★
- Strawberry Park reviews ★
- Villa Lee Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.7 sq mi
Coordinates38.8720, -77.2397