King George County, Virginia
King George County | |
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King George County Courthouse | |
Location within the U.S. state of Virginia | |
Virginia's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′N 77°09′W / 38.26°N 77.15°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Founded | 1720 |
| Named after | George I |
| Seat | King George |
| Largest CDP | King George |
| Area | |
• Total | 188 sq mi (490 km2) |
| • Land | 180 sq mi (500 km2) |
| • Water | 21 sq mi (50 km2) 4.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26,723 |
• Estimate (2021) | 27,489 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | www |
King George County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 26,723. Its county seat is the census designated place of King George. The county's largest employer is the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. It is adjacent to the newly built, four-lane, 2-mile-long (3.2 km) Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge carrying U.S. Highway 301 over the Potomac River. It contains the ZIP codes 22448 (Dahlgren) and 22485 (all other areas within King George). It is within the area code 540 and contains the exchanges: 775, 644, 663, and 653.