Long Branch, Virginia

About Long Branch

Long Branch, VA is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Virginia.

Officially, Long Branch is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.47 square miles.

📰 Long Branch News Today

• Long Branch enacts emergency curfew as large gathering of young people devolves into fights, disorder ABC7 New York · May 20
• Long Branch Monitoring Site in winter, Fairfax, VA usgs.gov · Jul 5
• Fire destroys stable at historic Long Branch; kills horse The Winchester Star · Jun 20
• Barn Fire Kills 1 Horse, Devastates Virginia Eventing Operation The Chronicle of the Horse · Jun 20
• In south Arlington, a neighborhood happily keeps a low profile The Washington Post · Mar 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Long Branch 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Long Branch

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Long Branch

• Blue Ocean Japanese Restaurant — sushi
• Chef Yan — chinese
• China Shanghai — chinese
• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
• First Watch — american
• Foundation Coffee Roasters — coffee shop (café)
• Honeygrow — stirfry
• Pho Saigon 75 — vietnamese
• Waraku Japanese Restaurant — sushi
• Merkado — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Chuck E. Cheese

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Long Branch

• Ashford East Park reviews ★
• George Mason Park reviews ★
• Olde Forge Park reviews ★
• Rutherford Park reviews ★
• Smokewood Park reviews ★
• Surrey Square Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Long Branch

🏘️ Nearby Communities