Downtown Leesburg: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 20, 2026. Sources: the Town of Leesburg’s GIS layers (business districts, Old and Historic District, parks), Loudoun County Public Schools’ 2026-27 attendance zone layers, Loudoun County’s address points and residential communities map, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profiles, Zillow Research, Loudoun County Transit’s schedule data and OpenStreetMap.

Downtown is the old town at the crossing of King Street (U.S. 15 Business) and Market Street (Route 7 Business). The Town of Leesburg maps it as the Historic Downtown business district, 258 acres that the town describes as “the historic and cultural center of the community,” with a “pedestrian-friendly environment.”

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Tuscarora High for nearly every downtown address (Loudoun County High for a few on the west side).
• Home value: $827,121 in ZIP 20175 and $828,624 in ZIP 20176 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest highway interchange: the Leesburg Bypass at South King Street, about 1 mile by road.

Part of our Leesburg neighborhoods guide. For things to see, places to eat and downtown parking, see our historic downtown guide.

Where it is

On the town’s business district map, downtown runs roughly from Memorial Drive and North Street on the north to Loudoun Street and the Washington and Old Dominion Trail on the south, and from Harrison Street on the east to Morven Park Road on the west. King, Market, Loudoun, Cornwall and Church streets run through it.

About 96% of the district lies inside the town’s Old and Historic District (H-1), the overlay where any exterior change, including a fence, needs a Certificate of Appropriateness from the town before a zoning permit. See the historic districts section of our permits and zoning guide.

Loudoun County’s residential communities map names several small developments inside the district, among them Madison House (100 age-restricted multifamily homes), King Street Station (64 multifamily homes), Chesterfield Place (33 townhouses), Monroe Manor (24 townhouses) and Warren Hill (18 homes), as of the county’s July 2025 count.

Market Street roughly divides the two Leesburg ZIP codes. Of the county’s 904 address points in the district, 543 are in ZIP 20175 and 361 in ZIP 20176.

Schools

Laying Loudoun County Public Schools’ 2026-27 attendance zones over the county’s address points:

All of them are Fully Accredited. Downtown is split between zones, so check any address in the district’s LABEL lookup. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value was $827,121 in ZIP 20175 in September 2026, up $22,504, or 2.8%, from September 2025, and $828,624 in ZIP 20176, up 2.4%, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. Zillow’s figure for Leesburg as a whole was $848,639. These are modeled values for the middle third of homes, not sale prices, and each ZIP code reaches well beyond downtown. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the town’s parks layer:

• Raflo Park, 345 Harrison St. SE: gazebo, picnic tables, restrooms and W&OD Trail access
• Georgetown Park, 221 S. King St.: picnic tables and W&OD Trail access
• Mervin Jackson Park, 6 Loudoun St. SW: picnic tables and a drinking fountain
• Rotary Park, 22 North St. NE: basketball court, playground and restrooms
• The Washington and Old Dominion Trail, the regional rail trail, crosses the south side of downtown
• Ida Lee Park, 50 Ida Lee Drive NW, just north: the town’s recreation center, pool, tennis courts and fields

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• Highways: the Leesburg Bypass interchange at South King Street is about 1 mile away and the Route 7 interchange at West Market Street about 1.1 miles.
• Airport: Washington Dulles International is about 16.4 miles. These are distances on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.
• Buses: Loudoun County Transit’s fare-free local Routes 55, 56 and 57 stop at Market and Harrison streets, Route 70 runs along Market Street, and the stop at the Loudoun County Government Center also has Route 351 to the Ashburn Metrorail station, according to the county’s schedule data. See the bus schedules.

More in our getting around guide.

Trash pickup

The Town of Leesburg collects trash and recycling downtown, but the district straddles four of the town’s collection areas, so the day depends on the street. See our trash and recycling guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap shows no supermarket inside the district. The nearest are just past its southern edge, each about half a mile from Market and King in a straight line:

• Safeway, South King Street
• Walgreens, South King Street

How we drew this area

The edges are the Town of Leesburg’s own Historic Downtown business district. School zones, ZIP codes and trash areas come from laying the district’s and the town’s layers over Loudoun County’s address points. Store locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

Where is downtown Leesburg?

Around the crossing of King Street (U.S. 15 Business) and Market Street (Route 7 Business). The town’s Historic Downtown business district covers 258 acres, roughly between Memorial Drive, North Street, Harrison Street and Loudoun Street.

What schools serve downtown Leesburg?

About 85% of downtown addresses are zoned for Richard and Mildred Loving Elementary and most of the rest for Leesburg Elementary. Nearly all go to Smart’s Mill Middle and Tuscarora High, on Loudoun County Public Schools’ 2026-27 zone maps.

What ZIP code is downtown Leesburg?

Both. Market Street roughly divides 20176 to the north from 20175 to the south, and downtown addresses are split about 60-40 between 20175 and 20176.

Is downtown Leesburg a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Downtown has five town parks or trail access points inside it, the W&OD Trail and Tuscarora High as its zoned high school (Distinguished on the state’s 2025-26 ratings). The typical home value in ZIP 20175 was $827,121 in September 2026, according to Zillow.