Washington, D.C. is  to the southeast down Route 7 and I-66, and Leesburg is  to the northwest on Route 7. Washington Dulles International Airport is  to the southwest.
The CDP is located in northern Fairfax County and is bounded by Route 7 to the northeast, the Loudoun County line to the northwest, the town of Herndon to the southwest, and Reston to the southeast. The original settlement of Dranesville, at the intersection of Routes 7 and 193, is at the northeast corner of the CDP.