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.