Linden Virginia Map

About Linden, Virginia

Linden is a locality in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Linden is located at 38.9090°N, 78.0756°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22642.

Linden emerges from the landscape where the terrain begins to yield to the rugged influence of the Appalachian Trail Corridor, which traces the ridgeline directly through the property of the earth itself. It lies 6.4 miles east of Front Royal, VA (from Front Royal, VA: bearing 96°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south of Shenandoah Farms. The Manassas Run carves a persistent, narrow path through the local topography, its waters moving with a quiet urgency toward the lower elevations. To the west, the distant Blue Ridge Mountains form a jagged, violet silhouette against the afternoon light, providing a constant anchor for the eye. The land here is defined by the deep, shadowed depressions of Snake Hollow, where the air holds a cooler, damp weight even during the heat of midsummer. Five miles away, the surface of Thompson Lake remains a still, reflective mirror, undisturbed by the transit of modern life.

Linden retains a character shaped by the slow, deliberate transition from agrarian roots to a quiet residential corridor. The local economy finds its pulse in the rhythm of those who maintain the land and the travelers who seek the Belle Meade Linden Trail to witness the changing seasons firsthand. History here is not a loud proclamation, but a series of quiet markers—old stone foundations and fence lines that suggest a time when the pace of labor was dictated by the rising sun. The atmosphere is marked by a particular clarity, where the distance between the horizon and the immediate forest floor feels measured and honest. Life moves with a steady, unforced grace, echoing the long memory of a region that has spent centuries adjusting its stride to the contours of the interior hills.

About This Linden Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Linden, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.909, -78.075553. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Linden includes the ZIP code (22642), telephone area code (540), county seat of Fauquier County (Warrenton), and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.