About Paris
Paris is a small unincorporated community in northern Virginia.
Officially, Paris is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.25 square miles.
📰 Paris News Today
- Performance in Paris blind tasting event celebrates 'how far Virginia wine has come' Substack · Jul 8
- Obituary | Robert Otho Beckner of Paris, Virginia Enders and Shirley Funeral Homes & Crematory · Feb 17
- Virginia wines top French competition in Paris roanoke.com · Jul 7
- Paris Leads Hokies in Heptathlon to Open ACC Championships Virginia Tech Athletics · Feb 26
- Virginia, French wines to face off in Paris judging The Daily Progress · Jun 29
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Paris Unique
- One of 11 places in the US named Paris — but the Virginia one has a character all its own.
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.25 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Paris
📍 Ashby Gap Estates📍 Ashby Run📍 Care Free Acres📍 Fisher Hill📍 Mountain Lake📍 Paris Heights📍 Willow Lake
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Paris
- The Ashby Restaurant
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Paris
- Sky Meadows State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Appalachian Trail Corridor · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Myron Glaser Cabin Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Oliphant · Nature reserve reviews ★
- PEC Holding · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Paris Vegetable Garden · Garden reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.25 sq mi
Coordinates39.0013, -77.9501