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Quantico (/ˈkwɒntɪkoʊ/ or /ˈkwɒnɪkoʊ/; formerly Potomac) is a town in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 480 at the 2010 census. Quantico is approximately 35 miles southwest of Washington, DC, bordered 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 School, The Basic School, The United States Drug Enforcement Administration training academy, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations headquarters. A replica of the United States Marine Corps War Memorial stands at one of the entrances to the base.

Quantico town overview:
Name:Quantico town
LSAD Code:43
LSAD Description:town (suffix)
State:Virginia
County:Prince William County
Elevation:39 ft (12 m)
Total Area:0.07 sq mi (0.18 km²)
Land Area:0.07 sq mi (0.18 km²)
Water Area:0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:480
Population Density:7,900.00/sq mi (3,066.86/km²)
ZIP code:22134
FIPS code:5165120
GNISfeature ID:1499925
Website:townofquantico.org

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.3 km), of which, 0.1 square miles (0.3 km) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Climate

Quantico has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa).

See also

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Map of Prince William County, Virginia
Prince William County is located on the Potomac River in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 482,204, making it Virginia’s second-most populous county. Its county seat is the independent city of Manassas. A part of Northern Virginia, Prince William County is part of the Washington metropolitan area. ... Read more
Map of Prince William County, Virginia

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