Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:44 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:23 am – 4:50 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 23°F44 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month May19 in of snow a year, on about 8 days13 days above 90°F, 99 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vienna station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksHatch Lakelake · under a mileLake Braddocklake · 1.1 miBurke Lake Campgroundscampground · 1.6 miGeorge Mason University - Fairfax Campuscollege · 3.5 miMason Community Arts Academycollege · 4.1 miBull Run Occoquan Trail-Fountainhead Park Trailheadpark · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Burke Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 1.6 mi · 203 acresPohick Stream Valley Parkpark · under a mileSilas Burke City Parkpark · under a mileGeorge Washington Memorial Parkwaynational park · 10.4 mi · 2,776 acresOccoquan Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.5 mi · 634 acresMason Neck State Parkstate park · 10.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201034 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowFairfax City, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowHeat wave Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 365 days measured80 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 124main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Fairfax County monitors, VA
Drinking waterFairfax County Water Authorityserves 1,121,613 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation309 ft94 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthern Virginia Mental Health Institute5.6 miPost officeBurke Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFairfax City Hall4.1 miPoliceFairfax County Police Department West Springfield District Station2.3 miFire stationFairfax County Fire and Rescue Department Station 14 Burkeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 elementary, 4 otherSchoolBurke Schoolunder a mileElementaryWhite Oaks Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolNativity Catholic Schoolunder a mileCollegeGeorge Mason University - Fairfax Campus3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA14 miInterstateI-4953.8 miUS highwayUS 295.1 miAmtrakBurke Centre, VA BCV1.3 miRail1Virginia Railway Express (VRE)1.3 miCoachSpringfield, VA (Backlick North Park & Ride- Bus Shelter on N. Backlick Rd)OurBus5.3 miTransit28 stops within a mileWashington MetroSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22009 ZIP area.
