Kristen Adams
REALTOR®
Fredericksburg38.2600° N 77.1500° W
King George.
26,723 residents across 188 square miles, seated at King George.
One of 6 areas our Fredericksburg team works.
At a glanceKing George
The publicrecord.
What the county and the census hold on King George — quoted, not estimated.
Rural and exurban, positioned almost exactly halfway between Richmond and Washington — about 60 miles to each, by the county's own reckoning. Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, home to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, is the county's defining institution: more than 7,500 military, federal and civilian jobs across seven commands.
No interstate reaches the county at all — US-301, Route 3 and a handful of state roads carry everything, which keeps the pace slower than its neighbors closer to I-95.
Caledon State Park protects one of the East Coast's most significant bald eagle habitats, inside old-growth forest along the Potomac.
- Type
- County
- County seat
- King George
- Population (2020)
- 26,723
- Land area
- 188 sq mi
- Communities we cover
- 1
- Established
- 1720
- Real estate tax rate (2026)
- $0.58 per $100
Figures from Wikidata, population as of 2020. The tax rate is published by the county and set annually; check the current year before budgeting.
Where it is38.2600° N 77.1500° W
Where isKing George?
The nearest of our other Fredericksburg areas is Caroline, 19 miles off.
30 mi
Central Fredericksburg
south of center
43 mi
Northern Neck
south-east
54 mi
Richmond
south
67 mi
Williamsburg
south
Distances are straight-line, not driving.
Getting around.
No interstate reaches the county — US-301 and a network of state routes carry everything instead.
US-301
Crosses the Rappahannock from Caroline County.
Route 3 (Kings Highway)
The other main road through the county.
Richmond and Washington, D.C.
Each about 60 miles by the county's own figure — genuinely in between the two.
Richmond International Airport
The nearest sizeable commercial airport.
Inside the county1 community
Every communitywe cover.
Every one of these is inside the county line. The MLS files their listings under the county rather than the community, so search the county above.
- 0Dahlgrennone on the market today
An unincorporated community adjoining Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, the county's largest employer by a wide margin.
Living here6 reasons
The case forKing George.
The figures above read plainly, and what they look like day to day. Where something is a trade-off, it says so.
Space
142 people to the square mile.
King George is the 3rd densest of the 6 Fredericksburg areas we hold both figures for. Things are close together here, which is the trade: less land, less driving.
Scale
26,723 people, as of 2020.
The 1st smallest of the 6 Fredericksburg areas we hold a count for. Fewer houses change hands here in a year, and that cuts both ways — less to choose from, less to compete with.
The line that matters
King George, seated at King George.
In Virginia the county sets the rate, runs the school division and maintains the roads — and the lines do not follow the place names, so two houses a mile apart can sit under different rates and different schools.
The defining employer
One naval facility, 7,500-plus jobs.
Naval Support Facility Dahlgren runs seven separate commands and is by far the county's largest employer — the same outsized role Fort Anderson-Pinn-Hill plays in neighboring Caroline.
No interstate at all
Every road here is a US or state route.
US-301 crosses the Rappahannock from Caroline County, and Route 3 (Kings Highway) does the rest — there is no interstate anywhere in King George.
Old growth on the Potomac
Caledon protects one of the region's best bald eagle habitats.
A National Natural Landmark since 1984, with old-growth forest and ten hiking trails — a genuinely rare stretch of river frontage this far up the Potomac.
SchoolsKing George County Public Schools
Schools andcolleges.
4,595 students across five schools, in Germanna Community College's service area.
King George County Public Schools
Three elementary schools, one middle and one high school.
Germanna Community College
Serves the county, though it has no campus here.
Outdoors3 of them
Where theweekends go.
The Potomac River shoreline is the headline, and Caledon State Park protects a real stretch of it.
Caledon State Park
Roughly 2,580 acres on the Potomac, a National Natural Landmark protecting old-growth forest and critical bald eagle habitat, with ten hiking trails.
The Potomac River
Forms the county's northern and eastern boundary.
The Rappahannock River
Forms the county's southern line, crossed by US-301 from Caroline County.
On the market118 in King George · live
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Questions5 answered
What peopleask us.
Asked often enough by people moving to King George to be worth answering in writing.
Rural and quiet, without an interstate anywhere in the county — Naval Support Facility Dahlgren is the one institution that shapes everything else, from jobs to the school-age population.
$0.58 per $100 of assessed value for 2026, following a reassessment.
King George County Public Schools — 4,595 students across five schools. Germanna Community College serves the area.
Yes — Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, home to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, remains the county's largest employer with more than 7,500 jobs across seven commands.
Caledon State Park is the standout — old-growth forest and one of the region's best bald eagle habitats, on a stretch of the Potomac few other counties in this market can match.
Sources · checked September 14, 2026
Tax rate · Reassessment · School division · Dahlgren facility · Caledon State Park · County profile
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What is your King George homeactually worth?
Mike Hogan founded the brokerage on knowing the county rather than the listing. Ask what that means for this street — or take a cash offer from a local investor and skip the showings entirely. Neither route commits you to the other.