The Zonta Club of Prince William County is one of the clubs in Area 4, District 3, of Zonta International. District 3 is one of the thirty districts in the Zonta world. It extends from southern New York through Virginia, including the mid-Atlantic states of New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, part of Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

District 3 is apart of Zonta International, a worldwide service organization of executives in business and the professions who work together to improve the status of women. Founded in 1919 in Buffalo, New York, Zonta currently has approximately 34,000 members in more than 1,200 clubs in 67 countries.

Zonta takes its name from a Sioux Indian word meaning “honest and trustworthy” and uses the yellow rose as its symbol. Zontians volunteer their time, talents, skills, and energy to local and international service projects designed to advance the status of women.