About Dunbar
Set in the southwestern part of Virginia, Dunbar is a small unincorporated community.
Dunbar holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.02 square miles.
📰 Dunbar News Today
- Dunbar Adds Sam Bradley to Track & Field Coaching Staff virginiasports.com · Aug 17
- Countdown to Kickoff: Dunbar DC News Now · Aug 14
- Temporary steel plate placed over bridge pothole WSAZ · Aug 12
- Trevor Dunbar named interim head coach for Virginia track and field and cross country The Cavalier Daily · Jul 31
- Lorraine Virginia Dunbar Obituary Jun 26, 2026 Bowman Funeral Directors · Jun 26
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What Makes Dunbar Unique
- One of 6 places in the US named Dunbar — but the Virginia one has a character all its own.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.02 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
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 5 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.02 sq mi
Coordinates36.9733, -82.7459