Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:43 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:23 am – 4:50 pm
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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, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Barcroftlake · 3.4 miMount Danielpeak · under a mileStratford University - Falls Church Campuscollege · 2.3 miWashington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park Arlington Trailheadpark · 2.7 miLittle Fallswaterfall · 4.7 miProut Hillpeak · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGeorge Washington Memorial Parkwaynational park · 3.6 miWashington and Old Dominion Trailpark · under a mileJames Lee School Sitepark · under a mileChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Parkhistoric site · 4.4 mi · 323 acresArlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorialhistoric site · 5.7 miClara Barton National Historic Sitehistoric site · 6.0 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 201029 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201646 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
Elevation327 ft100 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDominion Hospital1.7 miPost officeFalls Church Finance Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFalls Church City Hallunder a milePoliceFalls Church Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationArlington County Fire Department Station 6under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools13 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 3 otherSchoolSaint James Catholic Schoolunder a mileElementaryOak Street Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryMount Daniel Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeStratford University - Falls Church Campus2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA8.1 miInterstateI-66under a mileUS highwayUS 29under a mileAmtrakAlexandria, VA ALX8.4 miSubwayWest Falls Church - Median of 1-66 At Leesburg PikeWashington Metro1.1 miCoachArlington (West Falls Church Metro)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's1.0 miTransit69 stops within a mileWashington Metro, Fairfax Connector Bus SystemSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 22047 ZIP area.
