Fairfax, Virginia

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county seat human settlement independent city

Fairfax, Virginia is an independent city in Northern Virginia that serves as a major suburban community within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Aliases (2)

Fairfax, Virginia, United States ×3
Fairfax ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county seat → human settlement → independent city →
areaCode	571 → 703 →
areaLand	16.16 km² → 6.24 sq mi →
areaTotal	16.24 km² → 6.27 sq mi →
areaWater	0.03 sq mi → 0.08 km² →
borderedBy	Fairfax County, Virginia →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States →
countySeatOf	Fairfax County, Virginia →
distanceTo	approximately 17 miles from Washington, D.C. →
elevation	312 ft → 95 m →
fipsCode	51-26496 →
gnisFeatureID	1499413 →
governmentType	council–manager government →
hasHistoricDistrict	City of Fairfax Historic District →
hostsEvent	City of Fairfax Fall Festival →
incorporatedAsCity	1961 →
incorporatedAsTown	1805 →
locatedIn	Fairfax County, Virginia →
majorHighway	Interstate 66 → U.S. Route 29 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED →
namedAfter	Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron →
nearbyUniversity	George Mason University →
partOf	Northern Virginia → Washington metropolitan area →
population	24000–26000 →
populationAsOf	2020 census →
postalCode	22030 → 22031 → 22032 → 22033 → 22034 → 22035 → 22036 → 22037 → 22038 →
region	Mid-Atlantic United States →
state	Virginia →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
utcOffset	−5 →
utcOffsetDST	−4 →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fairfax County Courthouse → George Mason University → Independence Day Parade (Fairfax, Virginia) → Old Town Hall (Fairfax, Virginia) → Ratcliffe–Logan–Allison House →	locatedIn
Antonin Scalia ("Fairfax, Virginia, United States") → Robert Bork ("Fairfax, Virginia, United States") →	burialPlace
Fairfax County Courthouse ("Fairfax") → Ratcliffe–Logan–Allison House →	city
U.S. Route 29 → U.S. Route 29 in Virginia →	connectsCity
Chantilly, Virginia → Oakton →	locatedNear
Fair Oaks, Virginia → Town of Vienna, Virginia →	near
County Executive of Fairfax County → Fairfax County, Virginia →	seat
KIAD → Orange Line (Washington Metro) →	servesCity
Gerry Connolly →	basedIn
Merrifield →	borderedBy
Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area →	containsCity
19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia →	hasSeat
City of Fairfax Fall Festival →	location
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors →	meetingCity
Centreville →	nearbyCity
Town of Oakton, Virginia →	nearbyPlace
U.S. Route 29 in Virginia →	passesThrough
U.S. Route 50 →	passesThroughCity
Jason Sudeikis ("Fairfax, Virginia, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Robert Byrd →	placeOfDeath
Fairfax County Government →	seatOfGovernment
Vienna/Fairfax–GMU station →	serves
Robin Hanson →	workLocation