Welcome to Fairfax County ...

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

Fairfax County was founded in 1742.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Fairfax had a population of 1,147,532 people. This is an increase of 5.65% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,086,155 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fairfax represented 13.58% of the total population of Virginia.

Below are some of the communities located in Fairfax County:

• Clifton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
• Herndon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <2>
• Occoquan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <2>
• Vienna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Virginia
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  • Jump to Family Search
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  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Websites specific to Fairfax County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Loudoun County
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  • Prince William County
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  • Charles County
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  • Falls Church City
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  • Arlington County
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  • Prince George's County
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  • Montgomery County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Fairfax County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Fairfax County