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Mason Neck, Virginia

CDP

Only Mason Neck in Americasmall unincorporated community🌐 mason-neck-va.uscitysearch.com

Mason Neck is a peninsula jutting into the Potomac River that is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, southwest of Washington, D.C. It is surrounded by Belmont Bay to the west, the Potomac River to the south and east, Gunston Cove to the northeast, and Pohick Bay to the north-northeast.

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About Mason Neck

Set in the northeastern part of Virginia, Mason Neck is a small unincorporated community.

Mason Neck holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 13.86 square miles.

📰 Mason Neck News Today

Eagle Festival returns to Mason Neck State Park Fairfax County Times · May 8
6 Scenic Boardwalk Trails to Explore in Northern Virginia Northern Virginia Magazine · Apr 1
7 Snake Infested State Parks In Virginia WorldAtlas · Dec 13
Discover Mason Neck—the Best-Kept Secret in Northern Virginia Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine · Jul 5
‘It expands your world’: All-terrain wheelchairs available at six Virginia state parks bayjournal.com · Dec 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mason Neck Unique

The only place in America named Mason Neck — 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.
Positioned in northeastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Mason Neck

📍 Gunston Manor 📍 Hallowing Point Estates 📍 Pohick Park Estates

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

Pirate's Cove Waterpark · Water park
Gunston Hall Visitor Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mason Neck

Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
Mason Neck State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
Pohick Bay Regional Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
Belmont Park reviews ★
Castle Park reviews ★
Pollinator Habitat · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

StateVirginia

TypeCDP

Population (2024)—

Land area13.86 sq mi

Coordinates38.6510, -77.1705

🗺️ Map of Mason Neck

🏘️ Nearby Communities

Indian Head, MD · 4 mi Lorton, VA · 4 mi Potomac Heights, MD · 4 mi Fort Belvoir, VA · 5 mi Woodbridge, VA · 5 mi Bryans Road, MD · 5 mi Occoquan, VA · 5 mi Laurel Hill, VA · 5 mi