City of Fairfax

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The City of Fairfax is a small, historic independent city in Northern Virginia that serves as a suburban community and local government center near Washington, D.C.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf county seat
independent city
municipality
borderedBy Fairfax County
contains Fairfax City Hall
Fairfax County Courthouse complex
George Mason University (main campus adjacent/partly within city limits)
Old Town Fairfax historic district
country United States
countySeatOf Fairfax County
hasAreaCode 571
703
hasEducationalInstitution George Mason University
Northern Virginia Community College (nearby Annandale and other campuses serve city)
hasGovernmentType council–manager government
hasHistoricName Providence (former name of the town)
hasHistoricSignificance American Civil War history
hasMayorCouncil City of Fairfax City Council
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.fairfaxva.gov/
hasPostalCodes 22030
22031
22032
hasPublicSchoolSystem Fairfax City Public Schools
hasSisterCity Erzurum, Turkey
Kaposvár, Hungary
Korat, Thailand
Osan, South Korea
hostsEvent City of Fairfax Independence Day Parade
Fall Festival in Old Town Fairfax
isEnclaveWithin Fairfax County, Virginia
isLocalGovernmentCenterFor Fairfax County area
isPartOf Commonwealth of Virginia
isSuburbanCommunityOf Washington, D.C.
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron
near Capital Beltway (Interstate 495)
Interstate 66
observesDaylightSavingTime Eastern Daylight Time
partOf Washington metropolitan area
publicSchoolsOperatedBy Fairfax County Public Schools (through contract)
region Northern Virginia
separatedFrom Fairfax County (administratively)
servedBy Fairfax Connector bus system
Virginia Railway Express (nearby stations)
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority bus services
state Virginia
traversedBy U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 50

Referenced by (39)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Blake House ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
City of Fairfax City Council ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
Fairfax City Public Schools ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
Independence Day Parade (Fairfax, Virginia) ("Downtown Fairfax")
Old Town Hall (Fairfax, Virginia) ("City of Fairfax Historic District")
Virginia State Route 123 ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
locatedIn
19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
City of Fairfax City Council ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
Fairfax County Courthouse ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
Northern Virginia Transportation Commission ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
jurisdiction
Fairfax Connector ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
Fairfax County Courthouse ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
Fairfax County Public Schools ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
Virginia State Route 123 ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
serves
VA-11
Virginia's 11th congressional district ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
contains
City of Fairfax, Virginia ("City of Fairfax Historic District")
Fairfax, Virginia ("City of Fairfax Historic District")
hasHistoricDistrict
Northern Virginia Community College
Northern Virginia Community College ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
serviceArea
West End (Alexandria, Virginia) ("City of Fairfax (regionally nearby, not contiguous city)")
adjacentTo
Blake House ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
city
Virginia State Route 123 ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
connects
Virginia State Route 123 ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
connectsTo
Providence (former name of the town) ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
formerNameOf
City of Fairfax City Council ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
governs
Providence (former name of the town)
hasCurrentName
Northern Virginia
hasIndependentCity
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
hasMember
City of Fairfax Fall Festival
hostedBy
Providence (former name of the town) ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
nowPartOf
Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
operatesIn
Old Town Hall (Fairfax, Virginia)
operator
Independence Day Parade (Fairfax, Virginia) ("City of Fairfax (local government)")
organisedBy
City of Fairfax Fall Festival ("City of Fairfax government")
organizer
Old Town Hall (Fairfax, Virginia)
ownedBy
Providence (former name of the town) ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
replacedBy
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
serviceAreaIncludes
19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia ("City of Fairfax, Virginia")
trialCourtFor

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