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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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, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksWashington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park Vienna East Trailheadpark · 2.5 miNorthern Virginia Community College - Annandale Campuscollege · 2.6 miStratford University - Falls Church Campuscollege · 2.7 miWashington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park Vienna West Trailheadpark · 2.9 miLake Barcroftlake · 4.9 miMount Danielpeak · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGeorge Washington Memorial Parkwaynational park · 6.4 miJefferson District Parkpark · under a mile · 61 acresArmistead Parkpark · 1.1 miChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Parkhistoric site · 7.4 mi · 323 acresLake Burke Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 8.0 mi · 203 acresClara Barton National Historic Sitehistoric site · 8.3 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 201644 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
Elevation326 ft99 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthern Virginia Mental Health Institute1.0 miPost officeMerrifield Post Officeunder a mileTown hallVienna Town Hall2.6 miPoliceVienna Police Department2.5 miFire stationFairfax County Fire and Rescue Station 30 Merrifieldunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools10 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 2 otherMiddleJackson Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryFairhill Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryStenwood Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeNorthern Virginia Community College - Annandale Campus2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA11 miInterstateI-66under a mileUS highwayUS 29under a mileAmtrakBurke Centre, VA BCV6.2 miSubwayDunn Loring - Gallows Rd. & I-66Washington Metrounder a mileCoachVienna, VA (Vienna Fairfax Metro Station. Bus will pick you up at the pickup zone by the kiss and ride parking, stop G.)OurBus1.9 miTransit89 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 22116 ZIP area.
