Alexandria, Virginia

E16459

city in Virginia independent city

Alexandria, Virginia is a historic independent city just south of Washington, D.C., known for its well-preserved Old Town waterfront, colonial-era architecture, and role as a major port and community along the Potomac River.

Aliases (7)

Alexandria, Virginia, United States ×3
Alexandria ×1
Alexandria, United States ×1
Kingstowne ×1
Old Town Alexandria ×1
Old Town Alexandria, Virginia ×1
independent city of Alexandria, Virginia ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city in Virginia → independent city →
areaCode	571 → 703 →
borderedBy	Arlington County, Virginia → Fairfax County, Virginia →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States →
countySeatOf	Alexandria County, Virginia (historical) →
demographicCharacteristic	part of the Washington, D.C. inner suburbs →
distanceToWashingtonDC	approximately 7 miles →
FIPSCode	51-01000 →
founded	1749 →
GNISFeatureID	1497473 →
governmentType	independent city government →
hasHistoricRole	Civil War-era Union-occupied city → major 18th-century tobacco port →
hasInstitution	Alexandria City Public Schools → Northern Virginia Community College (Alexandria Campus) →
hasLandmark	Carlyle House → Christ Church (Alexandria) → Gadsby’s Tavern Museum → George Washington Masonic National Memorial → Torpedo Factory Art Center →
hasTransportation	Braddock Road station → King Street–Old Town station → Potomac Yard station →
historicDistrict	Old Town Alexandria Historic District →
knownFor	Old Town Alexandria → colonial-era architecture → historic waterfront → role as a major port on the Potomac River →
locatedIn	Northern Virginia →
locatedNear	Washington, D.C. →
locatedOn	Potomac River →
mayorCouncilForm	yes →
namedAfter	John Alexander →
partOfMetropolitanArea	Washington metropolitan area →
populationCensus2020	approximately 159,000 →
postalCodePrefix	223 →
retrocededTo	Virginia →
retrocessionYear	1846 →
servedBy	Virginia Railway Express → Washington Metro →
state	Virginia →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
wasPartOf	District of Columbia →

Referenced by (77)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexandria City Hall → Alexandria Library → Art on the Avenue → Art on the Avenue festival → Braddock Road station → Carlyle House Historic Park ("Old Town Alexandria, Virginia") → Carlyle House Historic Park → Christ Church (Alexandria) → Christ Church (Alexandria) ("Old Town Alexandria") → Del Ray → Del Ray Business Association → Del Ray Citizens Association → Eisenhower Avenue station → George Washington Masonic National Memorial → Old Town (Alexandria, Virginia) → West End (Alexandria, Virginia) →	locatedIn
Alexandria City Public Schools → American Association of Physicists in Medicine → Food and Nutrition Service → National Credit Union Administration → National Science Board → United States Patent and Trademark Office → VRE → Virginia Railway Express →	headquartersLocation
Art on the Avenue → Patent Trial and Appeal Board → Torpedo Factory Art Center → Trademark Trial and Appeal Board →	location
Fort Washington, Maryland → Mount Vernon, Virginia → Shirlington → Springfield, Virginia →	near
Crescent → Eisenhower Avenue station → KIAD → Washington Metro Yellow Line →	servesCity
Alexandria Campus → Inova Alexandria Hospital → Torpedo Factory Art Center ("Alexandria") →	city
Leesburg Pike → State Route 7 (Virginia) → Virginia State Route 7 →	easternTerminus
Leesburg Pike → State Route 7 (Virginia) →	connectsCity
MGM National Harbor → Potomac Mills →	nearbyCity
Anne Hill Carter Lee → James J. Kilpatrick ("Alexandria, Virginia, United States") →	residence
Alexandria City Public Schools → Washington Metro →	serves
Franconia →	adjacentTo
John Alexander →	associatedPlace
Del Ray Business Association →	basedIn
John W. Raymond ("Alexandria, Virginia, United States") →	birthPlace
Del Ray Business Association →	cityServed
Washington Metro Yellow Line →	connectsTo
Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area →	containsCity
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia →	hasCourthouseIn
Springfield, Virginia →	hasNearbyCity
HGA Architects and Engineers →	hasOfficeLocation
Washington metropolitan area →	hasPart
Northern Virginia ("Kingstowne") →	hasSubregion
Patent Trial and Appeal Board →	headquarters
Torpedo Factory Art Center →	isTouristDestinationIn
John Alexander →	landLaterBecame
Potomac Yard–VT Metrorail station →	locatedInCity
Potomac River →	majorCityOnRiver
Bailey's Crossroads →	nearbyCommunity
Fort Belvoir →	nearestCity
George Washington Memorial Parkway →	passesNear
Blue Line (Washington Metro) →	passesThrough
James J. Kilpatrick ("Alexandria, Virginia, United States") →	placeOfDeath
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia →	primaryCourthouseLocation
Inova Alexandria Hospital →	regionServed
Crescent →	routeVia
Alexandria County ("independent city of Alexandria, Virginia") →	successorAdministrativeUnit
Dieppe ("Alexandria, United States") →	twinTown