West Falls Church, Virginia

West Falls Church, Virginia
West Falls Church, Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
	Arlington Boulevard, the main highway passing directly through West Falls Church
	Location of West Falls Church in Fairfax County, Virginia
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	Coordinates: 38°51′56″N 77°11′16″W / 38.86556°N 77.18778°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Fairfax
Area
• Total	5.0 sq mi (13.0 km2)
• Land	5.0 sq mi (12.9 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	331 ft (101 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	30,243
• Density	6,000/sq mi (2,300/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code	51-84366
GNIS feature ID	2389981

West Falls Church is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 29,207 at the 2010 census. Before 2010, West Falls Church was officially named Jefferson (from Thomas Jefferson). Outside of the Jefferson Village neighborhood, "Jefferson" generally is not used locally to refer to the area bounding Falls Church city to the south and southwest that comprises the CDP. Likewise, "West Falls Church" is rarely used to describe the area but is usually applied to areas west of Falls Church city or near West Falls Church Metro station.^[3] The bulk of it is made of subdivisions built in the 1940s and early 1950s, including Jefferson Village, Westlawn, Hillwood, Sleepy Hollow, Woodley, Raymondale and Broyhill Park.

^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Roger Wilson. "Where in the world is West Falls Church? Apparently, it's south of Falls Church." GreaterWashington.org. Retrieved 25 October 2015. ("While this term certainly is in 'local use,' it is not used to describe this CDP, but to describe the area around West Falls Church Metro, or the area of Falls Church City west of the intersection of Broad and Washington streets.")

[GR2-1] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR3-2] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[3] Roger Wilson. "Where in the world is West Falls Church? Apparently, it's south of Falls Church." GreaterWashington.org. Retrieved 25 October 2015. ("While this term certainly is in 'local use,' it is not used to describe this CDP, but to describe the area around West Falls Church Metro, or the area of Falls Church City west of the intersection of Broad and Washington streets.")

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