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Data Centers & Crypto Mining in Prince William County, VA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Prince William County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Data Center Zoning & Siting

Prince William County steers data centers into its Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District, which the Board of County Supervisors can only establish on land near 115kV-or-larger transmission lines already zoned office or industrial. Inside the overlay, data centers are permitted by right in listed commercial and industrial zones and can earn a 1.0 floor-area-ratio bonus.

Data Center Zoning Rules in Prince William County

Some Restrictions

PWC Zoning Ordinance § 32-509.02

A Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District may be established by the Board of County Supervisors on lands in proximity to high voltage transmission lines of 115kv or more and planned or zoned for office or industrial uses. A Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District shall be created and amended by ordinance upon resolution of the Board of County Supervisors. The boundaries shall be set...

Data Center Moratoriums

Prince William County has no temporary data center moratorium, but its zoning ordinance permanently bars the use from six district types. Section 32-509.06 blocks data centers from every agricultural and residential district plus the PMR, B-2, B-3 and Village zones, regardless of overlay status.

Data Center Zoning Ban in Prince William County

Heavy Restrictions

PWC Zoning Ordinance § 32-509.06

Data centers shall be prohibited in agricultural, residential, PMR, B-2, B-3, and V districts.

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