Mantua, Virginia

Mantua, Virginia
Street corner in Mantua after snowfall, January 2019
Location of Mantua in Fairfax County, Virginia
Mantua, Virginia
Mantua, Virginia
Mantua, Virginia
Coordinates: 38°51′7″N 77°15′28″W / 38.85194°N 77.25778°W / 38.85194; -77.25778
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Area
  Total
2.37 sq mi (6.15 km2)
  Land2.36 sq mi (6.10 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
371 ft (113 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
7,503
  Density3,165.8/sq mi (1,222.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code51-49144
GNIS feature ID1495049

Mantua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Mantua is a bedroom community serving as a suburb to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Most of the homes in Mantua were built between the 1950s and the 1980s. The population was 7,503 at the 2020 census.