Back Fægerfæx (Firginiæ) ANG فيرفاكس (فيرجينيا) Arabic فيرفاكس (ڤيرچينيا) ARZ فایرفاکس، ویرجینیا AZB Fairfax, Virginia BAR Феърфакс Bulgarian Ферфакс (Виргини) CE Fairfax (kapital sa kondado) CEB Fairfax DAG Fairfax (Virginia) German
Fairfax, Virginia | |
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_(53890424273).jpg) Fairfax's Old Town Hall in 2024 | |
 Flag  Seal  Logo | |
| Nicknames: Downtown Fairfax, Fairfax City, Historic Fairfax | |
 Location of Fairfax in Virginia | |
 Location within Fairfax County | |
  Fairfax City  Fairfax City  Fairfax City | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′9″N 77°18′15″W / 38.85250°N 77.30417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Virginia |
| Pre-incorporation County | Fairfax County (none after incorporation – Independent city) |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager government |
| • Mayor | Catherine S. Read (I) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.27 sq mi (16.25 km2) |
| • Land | 6.24 sq mi (16.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,146 |
| • Density | 3,900/sq mi (1,500/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 22030–22033 |
| Area codes | 703, 571 |
| FIPS code | 51-26496[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498476[3] |
| Website | fairfaxva.gov |
Fairfax, Virginia (/ˈfɛərfæks/ FAIR-faks),[a] is an independent city in Virginia and the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States.[4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,146.[5]
Fairfax is part of both the Washington metropolitan area and Northern Virginia regions. It is located 14 miles (23 km) west of Washington, D.C. Fairfax is served by Washington Metro's Orange Line through its Vienna station, which is a mile northeast of Fairfax. CUE Bus and Metrobus operate in Fairfax, and Virginia Railway Express's Burke Centre station is located three miles southeast of Fairfax.
George Mason University, located in unincorporated Fairfax County along Fairfax's southern border, is the largest public university in Virginia with 40,185 students as of 2023.[6]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Old Town Fairfax Feels the 'Love'". NBCUniversal. WRC-TV. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ "Fairfax city, Fairfax city, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "George Mason University Key Facts For 2017" (PDF). Office of Government & Community Relations, George Mason University. December 20, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
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