Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:43 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:23 am – 4:50 pm
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People13,996 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.65,442 householdsMedian household income $101,034Median home value $775,600Median rent $1,831 a month50% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,298 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 7,003 employedMain industries: professional and business services 21%, education and health care 16%, public administration 13%Average commute 31 minutes45% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 11% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 32% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 28% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 51%, Spanish 26%, other Indo-European languages 6%, Arabic 5%17% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F49 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month July6 in of snow a year, on about 4 days44 days above 90°F, 96 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dalecarlia Rsvr station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Barcroftlake · 1.3 miWashington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park Arlington Trailheadpark · 1.4 miMarymount University-Ballston Centercollege · 2.5 miMunson Hillpeak · under a mileNorthern Virginia Community College - Alexandria Campuscollege · 2.6 miUpton Hillpeak · 1.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGeorge Washington Memorial Parkwaynational park · 2.2 mi · 2,776 acresJ.e.b. Stuart Parkpark · under a mileSleepy Hollow Parkpark · under a mileArlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorialhistoric site · 4.5 miChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Parkhistoric site · 4.5 mi · 323 acresTheodore Roosevelt Islandhistoric site · 5.2 mi · 100 acresSource: 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 201031 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201648 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
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation341 ft104 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDominion Hospitalunder a milePost officeSeven Corners Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFalls Church City Hall1.9 miPoliceFairfax County Police Department Mason District Station1.8 miFire stationFairfax County Fire and Rescue Department Station 28 Seven Cornersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools15 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high, 5 otherHighJustice High Schoolunder a mileElementaryBailey's Upper Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolCongressional Schoolunder a mileCollegeMarymount University-Ballston Center2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA6.3 miInterstateI-661.6 miUS highwayUS 50under a mileAmtrakAlexandria, VA ALX6.3 miSubwayEast Falls Church - N. Sycamore St. & I-66Washington Metro1.7 miCoachArlington (West Falls Church Metro)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's3.2 miTransit60 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 22044 ZIP area.
