Independent Hill | |
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Coordinates: 38°38′9″N77°26′16″W / 38.63583°N 77.43778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Prince William |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,419 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 20112 |
Area code(s) | 571, 703 |
Independent Hill is an unincorporated town in Prince William County, Virginia. It is located along State Route 234 at the intersection with Joplin Road. There are only a few remaining businesses. In early 2006, a realignment of 234 bypassed the town, leaving it on a side road. The greater Independent Hill area is defined by the Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 7,419 as of 2010. [1]
Independent Hill is also the home of the Prince William County School Board Complex. The administrative, support, and maintenance personnel of the school system report there.
The Greenwood Gold Mine operated nearby for a few years before closing in 1885. [2]
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Virginia State Route 234 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from U.S. Route 1 near Dumfries via Independent Hill as Dumfries Road, a bypass of Manassas as Prince William Parkway, has a brief concurrency with Interstate 66 for 2.27 miles (3.65 km) between exits 44 and 47, and Catharpin to U.S. Route 15 near Woolsey as Sudley Road.
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