Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia | |
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Fairfax's Old Town Hall in 2024 | |
| Nicknames: Downtown Fairfax, Fairfax City, Historic Fairfax | |
Location of Fairfax in Virginia | |
Location within Fairfax County | |
| 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 (D) |
| 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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498476 |
| Website | fairfaxva.gov |
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Fairfax (/ˈfɛərfæks/ FAIR-faks) is an independent city in Virginia and the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,146.
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, Metrobus, and Fairfax Connector (Monday-Saturday) 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.
