Brentsville Virginia Map

About Brentsville, Virginia

Brentsville is a locality in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Brentsville is located at 38.6882°N, 77.4961°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20136.

Brentsville unfolds across rolling terrain, a place where the land breathes with a quiet resilience. It lies 4.5 miles south-south-west of Manassas, VA (from Manassas, VA: bearing 195°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-east of Linton Hall. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant whisper of pine, a scent that seems to cling to the weathered clapboard and the sturdy oaks that have stood sentinel for generations. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present haze, casts long, luminous shadows across fields that shift from the deep green of burgeoning corn to the pale gold of late-season grasses. The very contours of Brentsville seem to echo the gentle slopes of its surrounding landscape, a subtle invitation to slow down, to notice the way the light catches the dew on a spider's web or the distant, almost imperceptible shimmer of heat rising from asphalt. This is a locality steeped in the agricultural heart of Prince William County, its history interwoven with the cultivation of crops and the slow, steady pulse of rural life. For a time, Brentsville served as the county seat, a hub of commerce and governance that left its imprint on the very layout of the land, evidenced by remnants of older structures and the enduring presence of a courthouse green. The local economy, though diversified, still carries the echoes of its farming roots, with nearby farms and equestrian pursuits contributing to the region's character. One might still find the faint scent of cured tobacco on the breeze, a ghost of a past industry, or catch the glint of a horse’s flank as it moves through a sun-drenched pasture, a living testament to Brentsville's enduring connection to the land.

About This Brentsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brentsville, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.688173, -77.496099. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Brentsville and Prince William County.

Detailed location data for Brentsville includes the ZIP code (20136), telephone area code (571, 703), county seat of Prince William County (Manassas), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Brentsville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.