Fairfax, Virginia

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The city of Fairfax is 130 feet [39.62 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Fairfax lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Fairfax can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Fairfax had a population of 21,498 people^<2> (or 99.34% of the total population of Fairfax City). The population of Fairfax represented 0.3% of the total of Virginia, making it the state's 26th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Fairfax had a population of 23,844 people. This is an increase of 10.91% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Fairfax.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Gaithersburg (MD)	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	58,744	11.65% increase
	Mount Rainier (MD)	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	8,322	2.07% decrease
	Rockville (MD)	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	60,734	28.16% increase
	Takoma Park (MD)	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	17,701	2.32% increase
	Alexandria	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	143,885	12.16% increase
	Arlington	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Fairfax.

Websites for Fairfax

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The Commemorative Quarter for Virginia<4>

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Fairfax. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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