City of Fairfax

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county seat independent city municipality

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.

Aliases (6)

City of Fairfax, Virginia ×25
City of Fairfax Historic District ×3
City of Fairfax (local government) ×1
City of Fairfax (regionally nearby, not contiguous city) ×1
City of Fairfax government ×1
Downtown Fairfax ×1

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