Quantico, Virginia

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Quantico, Virginia is a small town in northern Virginia best known for its major U.S. Marine Corps base and associated military and federal training facilities.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf incorporated place
town
accessCharacteristic largely surrounded by military installation
adjacentTo Marine Corps Base Quantico
areaCode 571
703
borderedBy Marine Corps Base Quantico on landward sides
Potomac River to the east
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
county Prince William County, Virginia
distanceTo about 20 miles north of Fredericksburg, Virginia
about 35 miles south of Washington, D.C.
elevation approximately 30 feet above sea level
FIPSCode 51-65152
GNISFeatureID 1495110
governmentType town government
hasNearbyFacility DEA Training Academy (Quantico)
FBI Academy (Quantico)
FBI Laboratory (Quantico)
Marine Corps Base Quantico
incorporationStatus incorporated town within Prince William County
knownFor federal law enforcement training facilities nearby
military training facilities nearby
proximity to major U.S. Marine Corps base
locatedIn Northern Virginia
locatedInRegion Mid-Atlantic United States
locatedNear Marine Corps Base Quantico
locatedOn Potomac River
nearbyWaterBody Quantico Creek NERFINISHED
nearestLargeSuburbanCenter Woodbridge, Virginia
nearestMajorCity Washington, D.C.
partOfMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
populationCharacteristic small population
postalCode 22134
primaryEconomicBase federal government-related employment
military-related services
region Piedmont–Coastal Plain transition zone
state Virginia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportation Amtrak service
Interstate 95 nearby
U.S. Route 1 nearby
Virginia Railway Express service
usesDaylightSavingTime yes


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