QuanticoVA
A town of 578. A regional job hub with 239 jobs.
What makes Quantico stand out
The 3 things Quantico does most differently from other towns.
578 people, and everyone knows the way
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Quantico’s report card
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Weather
Forecast →Local news
All →- 2026 Medal of Honor Base Championship Golf TournamentDVIDS · Sep 14
- Town of Quantico says Marine Corps base issue left residents without waterWJLA · Sep 7
- Crusading for Right' or 'Iron Mike'? The true story of Quantico's iconic statuemarines.mil · Aug 26
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Quantico. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents commute out of Quantico
Most working residents leave Quantico for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (17%), Quantico Base (5%) and Reston (4%). Half commute less than 30 miles.
Where working residents work
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 3% of U.S. communities.
A typical Quantico home is worth about $314K
The typical Quantico home is worth about $314,000, down 5.2% in a year, 24% below the Virginia typical home.
Typical home value
Four seasons, hot summers
Quantico has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Quantico is
Quantico beats the Virginia average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Quantico | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.5% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.8% | 7.1% |
Every workday, about 233 people come to Quantico for work
Where Quantico’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Quantico
21 notable people were born in Quantico.
About Quantico
Town in Virginia, United States
Quantico (; formerly Potomac) is a town in southeastern Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 578 at the 2020 census. Quantico is approximately 35 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., bounded by the Potomac River to the east and the Quantico Creek to the north. The word 'Quantico' is a corruption of the name of a Doeg village recorded by English colonists as Pamacocack. Quantico is surrounded on its remaining two sides by one of the largest U.S. Marine Corps bases, Marine Corps Base Quantico. The base is the site of the HMX-1 presidential helicopter squadron, the FBI Academy, the FBI Laboratory, the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, the Officer Candidates…
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- Population
- 578
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 39 ft
- ZIP code
- 22134, 22135