Dumbarton, Virginia
CDP
About Dumbarton
Dumbarton is a small unincorporated community in central Virginia.
Dumbarton holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.89 square miles.
📰 Dumbarton News Today
- Update: Double lane closures on I-95 at Parham Road and Dumbarton Road overpasses in Henrico County Virginia Department of Transportation (.gov) · Aug 13
- Repair work to continue Aug. 16-20 on Parham, Dumbarton overpasses Henrico Citizen · Aug 13
- Weather and Radar Map for Dumbarton, Virginia 23294 - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jun 14
- Dumbarton Elementary School awarded grant to improve student health www.heart.org · Feb 5
- Stretch of westbound Dumbarton Road in Henrico reopened after I-95 crash caused damage to bridge WTVR.com · Feb 9
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Dumbarton Unique
- The only place in America named Dumbarton — 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.
- 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 Dumbarton
📍 Club View📍 College Terrace📍 Colonial Place📍 Crestview📍 Hampton Gardens📍 Libbie Mill📍 Monument Avenue Park📍 Roselawn📍 Stonewall Court📍 Sweet Briar Park📍 West End📍 Westham📍 Westhampton📍 Westhampton Heights📍 Willow Lawn
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Dumbarton
- Amigos — mexican
- Casa Grande — mexican
- Christian's Pizza — pizza
- Continental Westhampton — american
- Eat 33 — american
- IHOP — breakfast
- Jannat Indian Cuisine — indian
- Jing Sushi — sushi
- Mariscos El Barco — latin american
- Mekong — vietnamese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Midtown Design Gallery · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dumbarton
- Bandy Field Nature Park reviews ★
- Westview Park reviews ★
- Bethlehem Park reviews ★
- Cheswick Park reviews ★
- Lake View Garden · Garden reviews ★
- The Commons at The Estates at Horsepen reviews ★
- Westwood Park reviews ★
- Westwood Playground reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.89 sq mi
Coordinates37.6119, -77.5083