Laurel Hill, Virginia

Laurel Hill, Virginia
Barrett House, 2009
Laurel Hill
Location within Fairfax county
Laurel Hill
Laurel Hill (Virginia)
Laurel Hill
Laurel Hill (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°42′50″N 77°14′56″W / 38.71389°N 77.24889°W / 38.71389; -77.24889
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Area
  Total
4.53 sq mi (11.73 km2)
  Land4.46 sq mi (11.55 km2)
  Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation
220 ft (70 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
8,307
  Density1,833.8/sq mi (708.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
22079
FIPS code51-44430
GNIS feature ID2585798

Laurel Hill is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population at the 2020 census was 8,307. Formerly part of the Lorton CDP, it comprises most of what was formerly the Lorton Reformatory grounds, which were purchased by Fairfax County in 2002 following the prison's closing and redeveloped as a new suburban community. The name "Laurel Hill" was adopted from Laurel Hill House, an 18th-century structure which had served as the residence of the Superintendent of the Reformatory, and originally was the home of Revolutionary War patriot William Lindsay.