Dranesville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

The U.S. Census Bureau defines Dranesville as a census-designated place (CDP) with a population of 11,921 as of 2010.

[citation needed] The Dranesville Tavern is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[citation needed] 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.